Deserter — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a disloyal person who betrays or deserts his cause or religion or political party or friend etc.

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

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/dɹˈæftɚz/

🇬🇧British English

/dɪzˈɜːtə/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dɪzˈɜːtə/

3 syllables Say it as /dɹˈæftɚz/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

ratter defector apostate turncoat renegade recreant

Word Forms

desert	verb	desert (a cause, a country or an army), often in order to join the opposing cause, country, or army
apostate	adjective	not faithful to religion or party or cause
apostatize	verb	abandon one's beliefs or allegiances
apostatise	verb	abandon one's beliefs or allegiances
renegade	adjective	having deserted a cause or principle
recreant	adjective	having deserted a cause or principle
rat	verb	give away information about somebody
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

Deserteur

eine illoyale Person, die ihre Sache, ihre Religion, ihre politische Partei, ihren Freund usw. verrät oder im Stich lässt.

🇫🇷French

déserteur

une personne déloyale qui trahit ou abandonne sa cause, sa religion, son parti politique, son ami, etc.

🇪🇸Spanish

desertor

una persona desleal que traiciona o abandona su causa o religión o partido político o amigo, etc.

🇮🇹Italian

disertore

una persona sleale che tradisce o abbandona la sua causa, la sua religione, il suo partito politico, il suo amico, ecc.

🇳🇱Dutch

deserteur

een ontrouw persoon die zijn zaak, religie, politieke partij of vriend enz. verraadt of in de steek laat.

🇵🇹Portuguese

desertor

uma pessoa desleal que trai ou abandona sua causa ou religião ou partido político ou amigo etc.

🇷🇺Russian

дезертир

нелояльный человек, который предает или покидает свое дело, религию, политическую партию или друга и т. д.

India

🇮🇳Hindi

भगोड़ा

एक विश्वासघाती व्यक्ति जो अपने उद्देश्य या धर्म या राजनीतिक दल या मित्र आदि को धोखा देता है या त्याग देता है।

🇧🇩Bengali

মরুভূমি

একজন অবিশ্বাসী ব্যক্তি যিনি বিশ্বাসঘাতকতা করেন বা তার কারণ বা ধর্ম বা রাজনৈতিক দল বা বন্ধু ইত্যাদি ত্যাগ করেন।

🇮🇳Tamil

ஓடிப்போனவர்

ஒரு விசுவாசமற்ற நபர் தனது காரணத்தை அல்லது மதத்தை அல்லது அரசியல் கட்சி அல்லது நண்பர் போன்றவற்றைக் காட்டிக்கொடுக்கும் அல்லது கைவிடுகிறார்.

🇮🇳Telugu

విడిచిపెట్టినవాడు

తన కారణం లేదా మతం లేదా రాజకీయ పార్టీ లేదా స్నేహితుడు మొదలైన వాటికి ద్రోహం చేసే లేదా విడిచిపెట్టే నమ్మకద్రోహ వ్యక్తి.

🇮🇳Marathi

निर्जन

एक विश्वासघातकी व्यक्ती जो विश्वासघात करतो किंवा त्याचे कारण किंवा धर्म किंवा राजकीय पक्ष किंवा मित्र इ.

🇮🇳Gujarati

રણકાર

એક બેવફા વ્યક્તિ કે જે તેના કારણ અથવા ધર્મ અથવા રાજકીય પક્ષ અથવા મિત્ર વગેરે સાથે દગો કરે છે અથવા છોડી દે છે.

🇮🇳Kannada

ತೊರೆದುಹೋದವನು

ತನ್ನ ಕಾರಣ ಅಥವಾ ಧರ್ಮ ಅಥವಾ ರಾಜಕೀಯ ಪಕ್ಷ ಅಥವಾ ಸ್ನೇಹಿತ ಇತ್ಯಾದಿಗಳಿಗೆ ದ್ರೋಹ ಮಾಡುವ ಅಥವಾ ತ್ಯಜಿಸುವ ನಿಷ್ಠಾವಂತ ವ್ಯಕ್ತಿ.

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഒളിച്ചോടിയവൻ

തൻ്റെ ലക്ഷ്യത്തെയോ മതത്തെയോ രാഷ്ട്രീയ പാർട്ടിയെയോ സുഹൃത്തിനെയോ ഒറ്റിക്കൊടുക്കുകയോ ഉപേക്ഷിക്കുകയോ ചെയ്യുന്ന വിശ്വസ്തനായ ഒരു വ്യക്തി.

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਉਜਾੜਨ ਵਾਲਾ

ਇੱਕ ਬੇਵਫ਼ਾ ਵਿਅਕਤੀ ਜੋ ਆਪਣੇ ਕਾਰਨ ਜਾਂ ਧਰਮ ਜਾਂ ਰਾਜਨੀਤਿਕ ਪਾਰਟੀ ਜਾਂ ਦੋਸਤ ਆਦਿ ਨੂੰ ਧੋਖਾ ਦਿੰਦਾ ਹੈ ਜਾਂ ਛੱਡ ਦਿੰਦਾ ਹੈ।

🇵🇰Urdu

ویران

ایک بے وفا شخص جو اپنے مقصد یا مذہب یا سیاسی جماعت یا دوست وغیرہ کو دھوکہ دیتا ہے یا چھوڑ دیتا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

逃兵

背叛或抛弃他的事业、宗教、政党或朋友等的不忠诚的人。

🇯🇵Japanese

脱走兵

自分の大義、宗教、政党、友人などを裏切ったり見捨てたりする不誠実な人。

🇰🇷Korean

탈영병

자신의 뜻이나 종교, 정당, 친구 등을 배반하거나 저버리는 불충한 사람.

🇻🇳Vietnamese

kẻ đào ngũ

một người không trung thành phản bội hoặc từ bỏ chính nghĩa, tôn giáo, đảng phái chính trị hoặc bạn bè của mình, v.v.

🇹🇭Thai

ผู้ละทิ้งถิ่นฐาน

ผู้ไม่ซื่อสัตย์ที่ทรยศหรือละทิ้งอุดมการณ์หรือศาสนาหรือพรรคการเมืองหรือเพื่อนเป็นต้น

🇮🇩Indonesian

desertir

orang yang tidak setia yang mengkhianati atau meninggalkan tujuan atau agamanya atau partai politik atau temannya, dll.

🇲🇾Malay

pembelot

orang yang tidak setia yang mengkhianati atau meninggalkan perjuangan atau agamanya atau parti politik atau kawannya dsb.

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

هارب

الشخص الخائن الذي يخون أو يتخلى عن قضيته أو دينه أو حزبه السياسي أو صديقه وما إلى ذلك.

🇮🇷Persian

فراری

شخص بی وفا که به آرمان یا مذهب یا حزب سیاسی یا دوست و غیره خیانت می کند یا از آن دست می کشد.

🇹🇷Turkish

asker kaçağı

davasına, dinine, siyasi partisine veya arkadaşına vb. ihanet eden veya onları terk eden sadakatsiz kişi.

🇮🇱Hebrew

עָרִיק

אדם לא נאמן שבוגד או נוטש את מטרתו או דתו או מפלגתו הפוליטית או חברו וכו'.

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What is the primary definition of the word 'deserter'?

The primary meaning of 'deserter' is 'a disloyal person who betrays or deserts his cause or religion or political party or friend etc.'.

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'deserter' in a grammatically correct way?

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

In which domain is the word 'deserter' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'deserter' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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