Complete Definition of "deserter"

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English

Etymology
From Latin deserere to abandon

Noun
en-noun

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

Translations

Chinese: �� (tao2 bing1)
Finnish: sotilaskarkuri
German: Deserteur m
Hungarian: dezert�r, szökevény
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Portuguese: desertor m
Russian: дезе��и� m
Swedish: desertör c

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