Definitions for deserter
de·sert·er

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. deserter, apostate, renegade, turncoat, recreant, ratternoun

   a disloyal person who betrays or deserts his cause or religion or political party or friend etc.

2. deserter, defectornoun

   a person who abandons their duty (as on a military post)

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. deserternoun

   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

2. deserternoun

   Under the United States Code of Military Justice, a person who has been placed on AWOL status for more than 30 days

3. Etymology: From Latin deserere to abandon

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Deserternoun

   Etymology: from desert.

   1. He that has forsaken his cause or his post.

   The members of both houses, who at first withdrew, were counted deserters, and outed of their places in parliament. Charles I .

   Streight to their ancient calls, recall’d from air,
   The reconcil’d deserters will repair. John Dryden, Virg. Georg.

   Hosts of deserters, who your honour sold,
   And basely broke your faith for bribes of gold. John Dryden, Æn.

   2. He that leaves the army in which he is enlisted.

   They are the same deserters, whether they stay in our own camp, or run over to the enemies. Decay of Piety.

   A deserter, who came out of the citadel, says the garrison is brought to the utmost necessity. Tatler, №. 59.

   3. He that forsakes another; an abandoner.

   The fair sex, if they had the deserter in their power, would certainly have shewn him more mercy than the Bacchanals did Orpheus. John Dryden, Æn. Dedicat.

   Thou, false guardian of a charge too good,
   Thou mean deserter of thy brother’s blood. Alexander Pope.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. deserter

   Desertion is the abandonment of a military duty or post without permission (a pass, liberty or leave) and is done with the intention of not returning. This contrasts with unauthorized absence (UA) or absence without leave (AWOL ), which are temporary forms of absence.

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1. deserter

   A deserter is a person who abandons or leaves their duty, obligation, or position without permission or justification, particularly someone who leaves military service illegally.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Deserternoun

   one who forsakes a duty, a cause or a party, a friend, or any one to whom he owes service; especially, a soldier or a seaman who abandons the service without leave; one guilty of desertion

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1. Deserter

   Deserter is the first single from Matthew Dear's 2007 album Asa Breed, released on May 8, 2007 on Ghostly International Records. It was released on 10" and digital formats only, and both versions feature a remix of the song by Four Tet.

Dictionary of Nautical TermsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. deserter

   One that quits his ship or the service without leave. He is marked R (run) on the books, and any clothes or other effects he may have left on board are sold by auction at the mast, and the produce borne to account.

Military Dictionary and GazetteerRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. deserter

   A soldier who absconds, during the period for which he is enlisted, from the service of the army or navy. In England this crime was by certain old statutes made punishable with death, but now the punishment is left to the discretion of a court-martial. In the United States, deserters in the time of war may be sentenced to death, but in time of peace the penalty for this offense is lighter.

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1. • Military
   • Wrongdoer

How to pronounce deserter?

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of deserter in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of deserter in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of deserter in a Sentence

1. Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro:

   A military deserter who enters another country and is detained should be handed over immediately, sooner rather than later, these terrorists will be in the hands of Venezuelan justice.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=deserter
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Deserter
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=deserter
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deserter
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/deserter
7. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=deserter
8. ^ Dictionary of Nautical Terms
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/26000/pg26000-images.html#:~:text=deserter
9. ^ Military Dictionary and Gazetteer
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/59563/pg59563-images.html