Synonyms of deserter

deserter

noun

di-ˈzər-tər 

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• traitor
• rebel
• renegade
• defector
• insurgent
• apostate
• revolutionary
• turncoat
• recreant
• betrayer
• mutineer
• quisling
• traitress
• traitoress
• abandoner
• turnabout
• leaver
• double-crosser
• insurrectionist
• dropout
• revolutionist
• discontent
• defier
• insurrectionary
• refuser
• red
• recusant
• revolter
• refusenik
• revolutionizer
• malcontent
• refusnik
• come-outer

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• loyalist
• disciple
• follower
• supporter
• adherent
• partisan
• militant
• fanatic
• zealot
• partizan

Examples of deserter in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Often, the same trafficking networks that are involved in bringing fighters to Russia also help getting deserters out. —Aakash Hassan, The Christian Science Monitor, 5 July 2024

They were referred to as traitors and deserters by PGA Tour supporters and what then seemed like a large, vocal portion of golf fans. —Mike Bianchi, Orlando Sentinel, 18 June 2024

Russian deserters who agree to testify in such hearings should be guaranteed that they will not be extradited to Russia. —Kristina Hook, Foreign Affairs, 28 July 2022

Private Ahn Joon-ho (Jung Hae-in) and Corporal Han Ho-yeol (Koo Kyo-hwan) are tasked with finding deserters but end up discovering a lot more about the bullying and hazing that causes soldiers to abandon their duties. —Megan Vick, EW.com, 30 May 2024