Quisling (Noun)
Meaning
Someone who collaborates with an enemy occupying force.
Classification
Nouns denoting people.
Examples
- During World War II, the Norwegian government labeled Vidkun Quisling a quisling for his role in cooperating with the German occupation.
- The term quisling has since been used to describe anyone who collaborates with an enemy force or government.
- Many Americans viewed the camp guards who worked with the Japanese during their occupation of the Philippines as quislings.
- In the novel, the main character's brother is portrayed as a quisling for working with the invading army to suppress dissent.
- Historians continue to debate whether Petain's actions during the French Resistance made him a quisling or simply a pragmatist who sought to minimize loss of life.