Definition of Deserter in English :

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Deserter meaning in English

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Deserter pronunciation in English

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Deserter

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Noun

1. apostate, deserter, ratter, recreant, renegade, turncoat

a disloyal person who betrays or deserts his cause or religion or political party or friend etc.

2. defector, deserter

a person who abandons their duty (as on a military post)

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.


Deserter

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v.intr.
To forsake one's duty or post, especially to be absent without leave from the armed forces with no intention of returning.
v. de·sert·ed, de·sert·ing, de·serts
v.tr.
1. To leave empty or alone; abandon.
2. To withdraw from, especially in spite of a responsibility or duty; forsake: deserted her friend in a time of need.
3. To abandon (a military post, for example) in violation of orders or an oath.

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