desertor — meaning in English

English meaning

• AWOL adj Absent without official permission, especially from military duty.
• defector noun A person who abandons their country, party, or cause to join an opposing side.
• deserter noun Someone who has left their military post without permission and does not intend to return.

Senses

desertor is used for these senses in English:

• AWOL (military) Absence without proper authority from the properly appointed place of duty, or from unit, organization, or other place of duty at which one is required to be at the time prescribed.
• defector One who defects.
• deserter (military) 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

AWOL — full definition

1. adj Absent without official permission, especially from military duty.
2. noun informal: Someone or something that has gone missing without explanation.

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