How do you pronounce treacher?

The recorded pronunciation is /ˈtɹɛt͡ʃəɹ/.

Where does treacher come from?

It is traced to Middle English.

treacher

/ˈtɹɛt͡ʃəɹ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.76 in modern English

Syllables: treach-er
IPA: /ˈtɹɛt͡ʃəɹ/

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Meaning

noun

A traitor or deceiver.

Archaic

name

A surname.

Example Sentences

"“Fruits and treachers,” he said. “Nothin' in there but treachers and fruits. I see 'em goin' in and out all day, in their tammyshanters and their fur-covered shoes. Fruits and treachers, the place is full of 'em.”"

Etymology

From Middle English trecher, from Old French trecheor (modern tricheur), from trechier, tricher (“to cheat, trick”). Compare English trick.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: trecher, trecheor

Usage

Archaic

Inflected Forms

treachers (plural)

Derived Forms

treacherer treachersome

Frequently Paired Words

treacherous treachery

Synonyms

quisling treasonist withersake backstabber betrayer cockatrice double-crosser rat ratter recreant renegade serpent

Rhymes With

fletcher catcher stretcher least flycatcher lecher