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
Knight, a Mississippi farmer and Confederate deserter, led a rebellion against the Confederacy during the American Civil War.
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Travis Bean, Forbes, 2 Nov. 2024
Because of the security risks faced by Russian deserters, pseudonyms are used throughout.
—Sarah A. Topol, New York Times, 20 Sep. 2024
Al Shabaab has issued a fatwa calling for the murder of any deserters, and a number of them have been shot and killed in the Majengo slum.
—Alexander Meleagrou-Hitchens, Foreign Affairs, 10 Jan. 2013
Blauvelt, who worked as a U.S. Army recruiter in Greenville County at the time of the killing, was classified as a deserter shortly after, according to the U.S. Marshals.
—Kc Baker, Peoplemag, 20 Sep. 2024
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Travis Bean, Forbes, 2 Nov. 2024
Because of the security risks faced by Russian deserters, pseudonyms are used throughout.
—Sarah A. Topol, New York Times, 20 Sep. 2024
Al Shabaab has issued a fatwa calling for the murder of any deserters, and a number of them have been shot and killed in the Majengo slum.
—Alexander Meleagrou-Hitchens, Foreign Affairs, 10 Jan. 2013
Blauvelt, who worked as a U.S. Army recruiter in Greenville County at the time of the killing, was classified as a deserter shortly after, according to the U.S. Marshals.
—Kc Baker, Peoplemag, 20 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for deserter
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The Traitors season 3 cast portraits revealed (exclusive) With 21 contestants and a mysterious number of traitors among them, it's bound to be a rollicking good time.Lester Fabian Brathwaite, EW.com, 18 Dec. 2024
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Advertisement The same applies to UCLA and USC, traitors who destroyed the Pac-12, and are now condemned to fighting for seventh place every year in the Big Ten.Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 14 Dec. 2024
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What's New On Friday 170 House Republicans joined Democrats to approve an emergency funding bill just hours before a partial government shutdown was due to go into effect, despite President-elect Donald Trump's threat to oust any rebels.Gord Magill, Newsweek, 21 Dec. 2024
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Over the years, there have also been news reports of Syrian rebels being treated in Israeli hospitals.Lauren Frayer, NPR, 20 Dec. 2024
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Maybe that’s why this adaptation of the first-person-shooter franchise feels so by-the-numbers, as a renegade robot sparks a revolution by attaining a series of unlikely victories in a futuristic gladiatorial arena.Scott Meslow, Vulture, 17 Dec. 2024
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Where his predecessors made their names aligning with Colombian elites, Petro acted as a renegade and started his own political party.Justin Worland/Bogotá, TIME, 29 Oct. 2024
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“Deserter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deserter. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.
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