noun ·3 syllables ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   One who defects.
2. 2
   a person who abandons their duty (as on a military post) wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

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Example

More examples

"Jim claimed to be an ISIS defector."

Etymology

From Latin dēfector.

Related phrases

defector-in-place

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