English synonyms about - contact  
 or browse at random

defector

noun

1 defector

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

synonym: deserter.

is a specific kind of: offender, wrongdoer.

is a broader term that covers: deviationist | draft dodger, draft evader | renegade | walk-in.

domain category: armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine.

derivation: abandon, desert, desolate, forsake | defect, desert.

Dutch: overloper

Moby thesaurus: apostate, backslider, bolter, collaborationist, collaborator, convert, deserter, fifth columnist, mugwump, proselyte, quisling, rat, recidivist, recreant, renegade, renegado, renegate, reversionist, runagate, schismatic ... show more.

Find more on defector elsewhere: etymology - rhymes - Wikipedia.

debug info: 0.0246

 

By in1woord using third party data - privacy - contact - sitemap