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defector

noun

a person who abandons their duty (as on a military post)

• Syn: ↑deserter

• Derivationally related forms: ↑defect, ↑desert (for: ↑deserter)

• Topics: ↑military, ↑armed forces, ↑armed services, ↑military machine, ↑war machine

• Hypernyms: ↑wrongdoer, ↑offender

• Hyponyms: ↑deviationist, ↑draft dodger, ↑draft evader, ↑renegade, ↑walk-in

Useful english dictionary. 2012.