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Added 9 October 2026

deserter

/dɪˈzɜːtə(ɹ)/ noun

In Latin: dēsertor Wiktionary

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about deserter at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

A disloyal person who betrays or deserts his cause or religion or political party or friend etc.
A person who abandons their duty (as on a military post).

Origin

Borrowed from Latin desertor (“deserter”), from desero (“to forsake, to abandon”); or from desert + -er.

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