Associations to the word «Deserter»

Wiktionary

DESERTER, noun. 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
DESERTER, noun. Under the United States Code of Military Justice, a person who has been placed on AWOL status for more than 30 days

Dictionary definition

DESERTER, noun. A disloyal person who betrays or deserts his cause or religion or political party or friend etc..
DESERTER, noun. A person who abandons their duty (as on a military post).

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats