deserter
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See also: déserter
English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Latin desertor (“deserter”), from desero (“I forsake, I abandon”); or from desert + -er.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
deserter (plural deserters)
- (military) 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
Related terms[edit]
- desert (verb)
Translations[edit]
Norwegian Bokmål[edit]
Verb[edit]
deserter
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- English terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- English terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *ser- (bind)
- English terms borrowed from Latin
- English terms derived from Latin
- English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun)
- English 3-syllable words
- English terms with IPA pronunciation
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