deserter

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After six weeks, he ran out of money and moved in with another Russian deserter, Yevgeny.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 11, 2024

He would automatically be declared a deserter after 30 days being AWOL, according to military regulations.

From Reuters • Aug. 4, 2023

As a deserter from the Ukrainian army, he would face 10 years in jail if he was caught.

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2023

Anawrahta was an 11th-century Buddhist king who established a Burmese empire, and the name carries a special meaning to the military, said the deserter, Zin Yaw.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 29, 2021

But the British deserter did not show up in his blue smock and false hair to ride out of town with Rab’s uncle.

From "Johnny Tremain" by Esther Hoskins Forbes