deserter

• Substantiv, das eine Person bezeichnet, die ihre Pflicht, ihren Posten oder ihre Treue aufgibt, insbesondere einen Soldaten, der den Militärdienst unerlaubt verlässt, oder jemanden, der eine Sache oder einen Freund verrät.

A noun referring to a person who abandons their duty, post, or allegiance, especially a soldier who leaves military service without permission, or someone who betrays a cause or friend.

1. Military deserterB2formal

   A person who abandons their military duty or post without permission, especially with the intention of not returning.

   Deserteur

   • The deserter was captured and court-martialed.
   • During the war, many soldiers were labeled as deserters for fleeing the battlefield.
   • The army issued a warrant for the arrest of the deserter.

   Synonymeabsconderdefectorfugitiverenegaderunawayturncoat

2. Betrayer of a cause or groupB2formal

   A disloyal person who abandons a cause, religion, political party, or friend, often considered a traitor.

   Verräter

   • He was seen as a deserter of the political movement he once championed.
   • The community shunned him as a deserter after he left the religious group.
   • She called him a deserter for abandoning their shared goals.

   Synonymeapostatebetrayerdefectorquislingratrecreantrenegadetraitorturncoat

   Antonymeadherentbelieverfollowerloyalistsupporter