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The meaning of DESERTER is a person who deserts; especially : a member of a military force who abandons service without leave. How to use deserter in a sentence.
Deserter definition: a soldier or draftee who leaves or runs away from service or duty with the intention of never returning. See examples of DESERTER used in a sentence.
DESERTER definition: 1. a person who leaves the armed forces without permission 2. a person who leaves the armed forces…. Learn more.
Desertion is the abandonment of a military duty or post without permission (a pass, liberty or leave) and is done with the intention of not returning. This contrasts with unauthorized absence ( UA) or absence without leave ( AWOL / ˈeɪwɒl / ), which are temporary forms of absence.
a person who leaves the armed forces without permission and with no intention of returning. (Definition of deserter from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
Anyone who deserts a post or obligation, abandoning it in an irresponsible, disloyal way, is a deserter. Your friends may call you a deserter if you promise to help them rake leaves but wander home after 20 minutes to watch TV instead.
Synonyms for DESERTER: traitor, rebel, renegade, defector, insurgent, apostate, revolutionary, turncoat; Antonyms of DESERTER: loyalist, disciple, follower, supporter, adherent, partisan, militant, fanatic.
