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deserter

de·ser·ter

UK/dɪˈzɜːtə(ɹ)/ US/ˈdəzɚtɚ/ uncommon

noun

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

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

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