Defector — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a person who abandons their duty (as on a military post)

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/dɪspˈaʊdɚ/

🇬🇧British English

/dɪfˈɛktə/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dɪfˈɛktə/

3 syllables Say it as /dɪspˈaʊdɚ/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

deserter

Word Forms

desert	verb	desert (a cause, a country or an army), often in order to join the opposing cause, country, or army
defect	verb	desert (a cause, a country or an army), often in order to join the opposing cause, country, or army

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Überläufer

eine Person, die ihren Dienst aufgibt (z. B. auf einem Militärposten)

🇫🇷French

transfuge

une personne qui abandonne son devoir (comme sur un poste militaire)

🇪🇸Spanish

desertor

una persona que abandona su deber (como en un puesto militar)

🇮🇹Italian

disertore

una persona che abbandona il proprio dovere (come su un posto militare)

🇳🇱Dutch

overloper

een persoon die zijn plicht opgeeft (zoals op een militaire post)

🇵🇹Portuguese

desertor

uma pessoa que abandona o seu dever (como num posto militar)

🇷🇺Russian

перебежчик

человек, отказывающийся от своего долга (как на воинском посту)

India

🇮🇳Hindi

दलबदलू

एक व्यक्ति जो अपना कर्तव्य त्याग देता है (सैन्य पद पर)

🇧🇩Bengali

দলত্যাগকারী

একজন ব্যক্তি যিনি তাদের দায়িত্ব পরিত্যাগ করেন (একটি সামরিক পোস্টের মতো)

🇮🇳Tamil

விலகுபவர்

தங்கள் கடமையை கைவிடும் ஒரு நபர் (ஒரு இராணுவ பதவியைப் போல)

🇮🇳Telugu

ఫిరాయింపుదారు

వారి విధిని విడిచిపెట్టిన వ్యక్తి (సైనిక పోస్ట్‌లో)

🇮🇳Marathi

पक्षांतर करणारा

अशी व्यक्ती जी आपले कर्तव्य सोडते (लष्करी पोस्टवर)

🇮🇳Gujarati

પક્ષપલટો કરનાર

એક વ્યક્તિ જે તેમની ફરજ છોડી દે છે (લશ્કરી પોસ્ટ પર)

🇮🇳Kannada

ಪಕ್ಷಾಂತರಿ

ತಮ್ಮ ಕರ್ತವ್ಯವನ್ನು ತ್ಯಜಿಸುವ ವ್ಯಕ್ತಿ (ಮಿಲಿಟರಿ ಪೋಸ್ಟ್‌ನಂತೆ)

🇮🇳Malayalam

കൂറുമാറ്റക്കാരൻ

അവരുടെ കടമ ഉപേക്ഷിക്കുന്ന ഒരു വ്യക്തി (ഒരു സൈനിക പോസ്റ്റിലെന്നപോലെ)

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਡਿਫੈਕਟਰ

ਇੱਕ ਵਿਅਕਤੀ ਜੋ ਆਪਣੀ ਡਿਊਟੀ ਛੱਡ ਦਿੰਦਾ ਹੈ (ਜਿਵੇਂ ਕਿ ਇੱਕ ਫੌਜੀ ਪੋਸਟ 'ਤੇ)

🇵🇰Urdu

منحرف کرنے والا

وہ شخص جو اپنی ڈیوٹی چھوڑ دیتا ہے (جیسے فوجی پوسٹ پر)

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

叛逃者

放弃职责的人（如在军事岗位上）

🇯🇵Japanese

亡命者

（軍の任務などで）義務を放棄する人

🇰🇷Korean

탈북자

(군부대에서와 같이) 직무를 포기한 사람

🇻🇳Vietnamese

kẻ đào ngũ

người từ bỏ nghĩa vụ của mình (như trong quân đội)

🇹🇭Thai

ผู้แปรพักตร์

บุคคลที่ละทิ้งหน้าที่ของตน (เช่น ตำแหน่งทางทหาร)

🇮🇩Indonesian

penyeberang

seseorang yang meninggalkan tugasnya (seperti di pos militer)

🇵🇭Filipino

tagapagtanggol

isang tao na umabandona sa kanilang tungkulin (tulad ng sa isang post ng militar)

🇲🇾Malay

pembelot

seseorang yang meninggalkan tugas mereka (seperti pada jawatan tentera)

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

منشق

الشخص الذي يتخلى عن واجبه (كما هو الحال في موقع عسكري)

🇮🇷Persian

فراری

شخصی که وظیفه خود را رها می کند (مانند یک پست نظامی)

🇹🇷Turkish

sığınmacı

Görevini bırakan kişi (askeri görevde olduğu gibi)

🇮🇱Hebrew

עָרִיק

אדם המפקיר את חובתו (כמו בתפקיד צבאי)

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The primary meaning of 'defector' is 'a person who abandons their duty (as on a military post)'.

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Using 'defector' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

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