About The Word Deserter

Bay Area Crosswords

Learn about the word Deserter to help solve your crossword puzzle. Discover Deserter definitions and meaning, origins, synonyms, related terms and more at the free Crossword Dictionary.

Deserter

Deserter Meaning & Definition
Deserter Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Deserter?

[n] a person who abandons their duty (as on a military post)
[n] a disloyal person who betrays or deserts his cause or religion or political party or friend etc.

Synonyms | Synonyms for Deserter: apostate | defector | ratter | recreant

Related Terms | Find terms related to Deserter: absconder | apostasy | apostate | atheist | backslider | betrayal | blasphemer | bolt | bolter | breakaway | collaborationist | collaborator | convert | defection | defector | dereliction | desertion | escapee | fifth columnist | fugitive | mugwump | outlaw | proselyte | quisling | rat | ratting | recidivist | recreant | renegade | renegado | renegate | reversionist | runagate | runaway | Sabbath-breaker | sacrilegist | schism | schismatic | seceder | secession | secessionist | separatist | strikebreaker | tergiversant | tergiversator | traitor | turnabout | turncoat | turntail | unbeliever | walkout

See Also | deviationist | draft dodger | draft evader | offender | quitter | renegade | turncoat | wrongdoer

Deserter In Webster's Dictionary

\De*sert"er\ (?), n. One who forsakes a duty, a cause or a party, a friend, or any one to whom he owes service; especially, a soldier or a seaman who abandons the service without leave; one guilty of desertion.

More Crossword Puzzle Words

A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z

Cross Word Of The Day

  • Wholly ‐ to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent; "he was…
  • Puritanically ‐ in a prudish manner; "she acts prudishly, but I wonder whether…
  • Alias ‐ a name that has been assumed temporarily [adv] as known or named…
  • Genus zannichellia ‐ horned pondweed: completely submerged herbs; in some classifications…
  • Emphasize ‐ to stress, single out as important; "Dr. Jones emphasizes exercise…
  • Ad campaign ‐ an organized program of…
  • Gulch ‐ a narrow gorge with a stream running…
  • Underreckoning ‐ an estimation that is too low; an estimate that is less than…
  • Sax ‐ a single-reed woodwind with a conical bore [n] a Belgian maker…
  • Free-liver ‐ someone who gratifies physical appetites (especially for food…