deserter

Meanings

Plural: deserters

Noun

a disloyal person who betrays or deserts his cause or religion or political party or friend etc.
a person who abandons their duty (as on a military post)
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
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
Under the United States Code of Military Justice, a person who has been placed on AWOL status for more than 30 days

Origin / Etymology

Borrowed from Latin desertor (“deserter”), from desero (“I forsake, I abandon”); or from desert + -er.

Synonyms

apostate, defector, ratter, recreant, renegade, turncoat

Scrabble Score: 9

deserter is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
deserter is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
deserter is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 9

deserter is a valid Words With Friends word