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deserter

[ dih-zur-ter ]

noun

  1. a soldier or draftee who leaves or runs away from service or duty with the intention of never returning:

    Deserters from the rebel army tell of low morale among its remaining fighters.

  2. a person who fails to uphold a cause or who abandons someone else, especially in violation of a promise or obligation:

    Some of those remaining in the home country view emigrants living abroad as deserters from their mother culture.

    A family deserter is one who can but will not support a spouse or dependents.

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  • pre·de·sert·er noun

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