deserter
/di'zə:tə/
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Definition
- Noun:
- A person who abandons their duty or post, especially in the military: A "deserter" is someone who leaves their assigned military position or duty without permission and with no intention of returning.
- A person who abandons a cause, party, or allegiance: A "deserter" can also refer to someone who betrays or forsakes a group, organization, political party, or set of principles they were once loyal to.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- The army court-martialed the deserter. (The military tried the person who abandoned their post in a court of law.)
- He was labeled a deserter by his former political party after he joined the opposition. (He was called a betrayer by his old party for switching sides.)
Advanced Usage
- "Turn deserter": to become a deserter.
- Facing harsh conditions, several soldiers turned deserter. (Due to the difficult situation, several soldiers abandoned their posts.)
Variants and Related Words
- Desert (verb): to abandon or leave without permission.
- He decided to desert the army. (He chose to leave the military illegally.)
- Desertion (noun): the act of deserting.
- Desertion during wartime is a serious crime. (Abandoning one's post during war is a major offense.)
Synonyms
- Defector: a person who leaves one country or group to go to another, often for political reasons.
- Runaway: a person who has run away, especially from an institution or duty.
- Traitor: a person who betrays a country, cause, or trust.
Related Phrases
- To be branded a deserter: to be publicly labeled as a deserter.
- After fleeing the battle, he was branded a deserter. (After running from the fight, he was officially declared a person who abandoned his duty.)
Related Idioms
- "Desert the sinking ship": to abandon a failing enterprise or cause. (Note: This idiom uses the verb "desert," from which "deserter" is derived.)
- When the company started failing, many executives deserted the sinking ship. (When the company began to fail, many leaders abandoned it.)
Noun
- a person who abandons their duty (as on a military post)
- a disloyal person who betrays or deserts his cause or religion or political party or friend etc.