transfuge Meaning, Definition & Usage

Trans"fuge, Trans*fu"gi*tive noun (Also<
  • Transfuge
  • Transfugitive
)
Etymology
L. transfuga; trans across, over + fugere to flee.
Definitions
  1. One who flees from one side to another; hence, a deserter; a turncoat; an apostate. R.

Webster 1913