deserter

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Pronunciation

• (British) IPA: /dɪˈzɜːtə(ɹ)/

Noun

deserter (plural deserters)

1. 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
   1. Under the United States Code of Military Justice, a person who has been placed on AWOL status for more than 30 days

Related terms

• desert (verb)

Translations

• French: déserteur
• German: Deserteur, Fahnenflüchtiger
• Portuguese: desertor
• Russian: дезерти́р
• Spanish: desertor

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