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Noun: fifth columnist  'fifth'kó-lu-mist
  1. A member of a clandestine subversive organization who tries to help a potential invader
    - saboteur

Derived forms: fifth columnists

Type of: traitor, treasonist

Part of: fifth column, Trojan horse

Encyclopedia: Fifth columnist

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