deserter
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Definition of deserter
3 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included
noun
- A person who has physically removed him- or herself from the control or direction of a military or naval unit with the intention of permanently leaving
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noun
- A person who has physically removed him- or herself from the control or direction of a military or naval unit with the intention of permanently leaving
- A person who has physically removed him- or herself from the control or direction of a military or naval unit with the intention of permanently leaving
- One who is familiar with the desert climate and environment.
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Etymology
Borrowed from Latin desertor (“deserter”), from desero (“to forsake, to abandon”); or from desert + -er.
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