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Definitions

deserter

[dih-zur-ter] / dɪˈzɜr tər /
NOUN
one who deserts
Synonyms
STRONGEST
defector escapee lawbreaker
STRONG
AWOL absconder apostate backslider betrayer delinquent derelict recreant refugee renegade runaway traitor
WEAK
criminal escaper hooky player no-show truant
Antonyms
STRONG
adherent loyalist

Example Sentences

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By declaring King a deserter, the Army would have to conclude that King left and intended to stay away permanently.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 19, 2023

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

Spain expelled another deserter, Mohamed Abdellah, a dissident gendarme, to Algeria last August.

From Seattle Times • May 27, 2022

Yet as an American deserter, Jenkins was much more than a prisoner.

From "Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West" by Blaine Harden