Synonyms for deserter
Definitions
- n. 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
Related words
- Word family
- desert
Forms
- Plural
- deserters → traitors, renegades, apostates, fugitives…
Example sentences
- traitor Their leader is regarded as a traitor to the nation.
- fugitive The fugitive ended up trapped at a dead end street.
- renegade Taiwan is a renegade province of China.
- apostate Tom Jackson? He's an apostate.
- defector Jim claimed to be an ISIS defector.
By length
- 3 letters
- rat1
- 6 letters
- ratter
- 7 letters
- traitor2, runaway3
- 8 letters
- fugitive3, renegade3, apostate3, defector3, recreant, runagate
- 10 letters
- backslider
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (traitor2 = 2 syllables).