fifth columnist
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fifth column
n.
A clandestine subversive organization working within a country to further an invading enemy's military and political aims.
[First applied in 1936 to rebel sympathizers inside Madrid when four columns of rebel troops were attacking that city.]
fifth col′um·nism (kŏl′əm-nĭz′əm) n.
fifth columnist n.
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Noun | 1. | fifth columnist - a member of a clandestine subversive organization who tries to help a potential invader fifth column, Trojan horse - a subversive group that supports the enemy and engages in espionage or sabotage; an enemy in your midst traitor, treasonist - someone who betrays his country by committing treason |
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fifth columnist
n → appartenente m/f alla quinta colonnaCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995