deserter
nounmasculineformal/dɨzɨɾˈtoɾ/low
de·ser·tor
Definition
A member of the armed forces who abandons their post or duty without permission and with no intention of returning.
He was tried and convicted as a deserter.
The army offered amnesty to deserters who turned themselves in.
Common collocations
army deserterhunt for a desertercapture a deserter
Etymology
Do latim 'desertor, -oris', de 'deserere' ('abandonar').