benedict arnold

1. 1.

   United States general and traitor in the American Revolution; in 1780 his plan to surrender West Point to the British was foiled (1741-1801)

   SynonymsArnold

   Broadergeneraltraitor

Questions about benedict arnold

What does benedict arnold mean?

benedict arnold means "United States general and traitor in the American Revolution; in 1780 his plan to surrender West Point to the British was foiled (1741-1801)".

What is another word for benedict arnold?

Close synonyms include Arnold. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is benedict arnold a common word?

benedict arnold is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.