deserter
A person who has physically removed him- or herself from the control or direction of a…A person who has physically removed him- or herself from the control or direction of a military or naval unit with the intention of permanently leaving
» Tom is a deserter.
Meaning
3 sensesA person who has physically removed him- or herself from the control or direction of a military or naval unit with the intention of permanently leaving
Deserteur, Fahnenflüchtiger
дезерти́рdezertír
дезерти́рdezertýr
a person who abandons their duty (as on a military post)
A person who has physically removed him- or herself from the control or direction of a military or naval unit with the intention of permanently leaving
Under the United States Code of Military Justice, a person who has been placed on AWOL status for more than 30 days
One who is familiar with the desert climate and environment.
Examples
10 sentencesTom is a deserter.
Are you deserters?
They were deserters.
ruОни были дезертирами.
The police are pursuing the deserter.
ruПолиция преследует дезертира.
The deserter doesn't love his family.
Translations
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Origin
Borrowed from Latin desertor (“deserter”), from desero (“to forsake, to abandon”); or fromBorrowed from Latin desertor (“deserter”), from desero (“to forsake, to abandon”); or from desert + -er.
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