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deserter
noun [C] /dɪˈzɜː.tər/
/-ˈzɝː.t̬ɚ/ Definition
› a person who leaves the armed forces without permissionRunaways and refugeesDisloyalty, betrayal and treasonJoining or leaving the army
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