as in traitor
a person who abandons a cause or organization usually without right
we had orders to find and capture the deserters before they could reveal our location
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Recent Examples of deserter
The opposition needs just three more deserters from the party to pass the bill.
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Choe Sang-Hun, New York Times, 12 Dec. 2024
In 1782, they were tasked with apprehending Hessian deserters, earning a reward of two guineas for each one recovered, whether dead or alive.
—Kinsey Gidick, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 Dec. 2024
Rachel knows that William is too good to be a deserter.
—Lincee Ray, EW.com, 30 Nov. 2024
Still, the officer harbors no ill will toward deserters.
—Samya Kullab and Volodymyr Yurchuk, Los Angeles Times, 29 Nov. 2024
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Choe Sang-Hun, New York Times, 12 Dec. 2024
In 1782, they were tasked with apprehending Hessian deserters, earning a reward of two guineas for each one recovered, whether dead or alive.
—Kinsey Gidick, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 Dec. 2024
Rachel knows that William is too good to be a deserter.
—Lincee Ray, EW.com, 30 Nov. 2024
Still, the officer harbors no ill will toward deserters.
—Samya Kullab and Volodymyr Yurchuk, Los Angeles Times, 29 Nov. 2024
See all Example Sentences for deserter
Recent Examples of Synonyms for deserter
Noun
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Gabbard repeatedly refused to call Snowden a traitor at the hearing.—
Justin Green,
Axios,
4 Feb. 2025
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Anyone who refuses to label a traitor to the U.S. as a traitor is completely unqualified to lead our intelligence community.—
David Faris,
Newsweek,
2 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Last week, a humanitarian ceasefire announced by M23 fell apart almost immediately after it was declared, as the rebels swiftly advanced into Nyabibwe.—
Nimi Princewill,
CNN,
12 Feb. 2025
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Trump could also run into problems in Congress where the Republicans have only a slim majority in both the Senate and House, meaning a small number of GOP rebels could disrupt his plans.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
5 Feb. 2025
Noun
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To someone, the renegade and pop-culture memes might be worth a few months’ rent.—
Hank Sanders,
New York Times,
24 Jan. 2025
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The renegades’ aim was to alert the people in their outies’ lives of the horrors innies experience.—
Judy Berman,
TIME,
17 Jan. 2025
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“Deserter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deserter. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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