Today's words

metonymy \muh-TAH-nuh-mee\ - a figure of speech consisting of the use of the name of one thing for that of another of which it is an attribute or with which it is associated

I've definitely heard of this, but couldn't recall what it meant.

quisling \KWIZ-ling\ - 1. a person who helps an enemy that has taken control of his or her country :  traitor  2. collaborator

This was a completely new one on me.