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Deserter definitions

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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

DESERTER, n. A person who forsakes his cause, his post, or his party or friend; particularly, a soldier or seaman who quits the service without permission, and in violation of his engagement.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: a disloyal person who betrays or deserts his cause or religion or political party or friend etc. [syn: deserter, apostate, renegade, turncoat, recreant, ratter]
2: a person who abandons their duty (as on a military post) [syn: deserter, defector]

Merriam Webster's

noun see desert IV

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Deserter De*sert"er (?), n. One who forsakes a duty, a cause or a party, a friend, or any one to whom he owes service; especially, a soldier or a seaman who abandons the service without leave; one guilty of desertion.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(deserters) A deserter is someone who leaves their job in the armed forces without permission. N-COUNT

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

n. 1. Forsaker, abandoner. 2. Backslider, renegade, apostate, revolter, turncoat. 3. Delinquent soldier, renegade from military service.

Moby Thesaurus

Sabbath-breaker, absconder, apostasy, apostate, atheist, backslider, betrayal, blasphemer, bolt, bolter, breakaway, collaborationist, collaborator, convert, defection, defector, dereliction, desertion, escapee, fifth columnist, fugitive, mugwump, outlaw, proselyte, quisling, rat, ratting, recidivist, recreant, renegade, renegado, renegate, reversionist, runagate, runaway, sacrilegist, schism, schismatic, seceder, secession, secessionist, separatist, strikebreaker, tergiversant, tergiversator, traitor, turnabout, turncoat, turntail, unbeliever, walkout