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Deserter

Webster's Dictionary

(n.) One who forsakes a duty, a cause or a party, a friend, or any one to whom he owes service; especially, a soldier or a seaman who abandons the service without leave; one guilty of desertion.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Deserter'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​d/deserter.html. 1828.