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noun
a person who defects from a cause, country, alliance, etc.
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Defector
is always a great word to know.
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| a fool or simpleton; ninny. |
| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
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| defect | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a lack of something necessary for completeness or perfection; shortcoming; deficiency |
| 2. | an imperfection, failing, or blemish |
| 3. | crystallog point defect See also dislocation a local deviation from regularity in the crystal lattice of a solid |
| —vb | |
| 4. | (intr) to desert one's country, cause, allegiance, etc, esp in order to join the opposing forces |
| [C15: from Latin dēfectus, from dēficere to forsake, fail; see | |
| de'fector | |
| —n | |
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defector
1660s, from L. defector "revolter," agent noun from deficere (see deficient).
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