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Date: 1900-2000
Origin: Vidkun Quisling (1887-1945), Norwegian politician who helped the Nazis in Norway during World War II

quisling

 noun
     
quis‧ling [countable] old-fashioned
PGCPM someone who helps an enemy country that has taken control of their own country
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