Another word for deserter
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Noun
A person who has defected
- Any of various long-tailed rodents resembling mice but larger, especially one of the genus Rattus.
- Any of various animals similar to one of these long-tailed rodents.
- A despicable person, especially one who betrays or informs upon associates.
- One who traitorously switches allegiance.
- A renegade or deserter.
- A vagabond.
- One who rejects a religion, cause, allegiance, or group for another; a deserter.
- An outlaw; a rebel.
- Of, relating to, or resembling a renegade; traitorous.
- Unfaithful or disloyal to a belief, duty, or cause:
- Craven or cowardly.
- A faithless or disloyal person.
- one who defects.
- One who has abandoned one's religious faith, a political party, one's principles, or a cause.
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Another word for deserter
Noun
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- Any of various long-tailed rodents resembling mice but larger, especially one of the genus Rattus.
- Any of various animals similar to one of these long-tailed rodents.
- A despicable person, especially one who betrays or informs upon associates.
- One who shirks work or responsibility.
- One who tries to evade military service in wartime; a draft dodger.
- Unfaithful or disloyal to a belief, duty, or cause:
- Craven or cowardly.
- A faithless or disloyal person.
- A recidivist; one who backslides, especially in a religious sense; an apostate.
- One who traitorously switches allegiance.
- One who rejects a religion, cause, allegiance, or group for another; a deserter.
- An outlaw; a rebel.
- Of, relating to, or resembling a renegade; traitorous.
- One who betrays one's country, a cause, or a trust, especially one who commits treason.
- Someone who betrays, or reveals confidential information; a squealer or informer.
- A double-crosser.
- One who breaks the law.
- One who has abandoned one's religious faith, a political party, one's principles, or a cause.
- Failing to do what law or duty requires.
- Overdue in payment:
- A juvenile delinquent.
- Deserted by an owner or keeper; abandoned:
- Run-down; dilapidated:
- Neglectful of duty or obligation; remiss.
- one who defects.
- One who is absent without permission, especially from school.
- One who shirks work or duty.
- Absent without permission, especially from school.
- One that has escaped, especially an escaped prisoner.
- One who flees, especially to another country, seeking refuge from war, political oppression, religious persecution, or a natural disaster.
- Running away or fleeing, as from the law.
- Of or relating to fugitives:
- Lasting only a short time; fleeting:
- A person or animal that has run away.
- Something that has escaped control or proper confinement.
- An easy victory.
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