deserter

• Nom désignant une personne qui abandonne son devoir, son poste ou sa loyauté, en particulier un soldat qui quitte le service militaire sans autorisation, ou quelqu'un qui trahit une cause ou un ami.

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.

   déserteur militaire

   • 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.

   Synonymesabsconderdefectorfugitiverenegaderunawayturncoat

2. Betrayer of a cause or groupB2formal

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

   Renégat

   • 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.

   Synonymesapostatebetrayerdefectorquislingratrecreantrenegadetraitorturncoat

   Antonymesadherentbelieverfollowerloyalistsupporter