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deserter

noun [C]
 
 
/dɪˈzɜː.tər/ US  /-ˈzɝː.t̬ɚ/

Definition

a person who leaves the armed forces without permissionRunaways and refugeesDisloyalty, betrayal and treasonJoining or leaving the army
(Definition of deserter noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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