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Definition of deserter noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

deserter

noun
 
/dɪˈzɜːtə(r)/
 
/dɪˈzɜːrtər/
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  1. a person who leaves the army, navy, etc. without permission
    • He was convicted of hiding deserters.
    Topics War and conflictb2
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryDeserter is used after these nouns:
    • army
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    Word Originmid 17th cent.: from desert ‘ abandon’, on the pattern of French déserteur.
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