Deviator

//ˈdivieɪtɚ// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    That which deviates, or causes deviation

    "For Tories like Cartland, deviating from the Chamberlain line was seen as betrayal, not disagreement, and the deviators were subjected to raw schoolboy pressure."

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"For Tories like Cartland, deviating from the Chamberlain line was seen as betrayal, not disagreement, and the deviators were subjected to raw schoolboy pressure."

Etymology

From deviate + -or.

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