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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: 1. a person who leaves the armed forces without permission 2. a person who leaves the armed forces…. Learn more.
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.
Synonyms for DESERTER: traitor, rebel, renegade, defector, insurgent, apostate, revolutionary, turncoat; Antonyms of DESERTER: loyalist, disciple, follower, supporter, adherent, partisan, militant, fanatic.
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.
Definition of deserter noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
