Hypertext Webster Gateway: "deserter"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Deserter \De*sert"er\ (?), n.
One who forsakes a duty, a cause or a party, a friend, or any
one to whom he owes service; especially, a soldier or a
seaman who abandons the service without leave; one guilty of
desertion.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
deserter
n 1: a disloyal person who forsakes his cause or religion or
political party or friend etc. [syn: {apostate}, {renegade},
{recreant}]
2: a person who abandons their duty (as on a military post)
[syn: {defector}]
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