Noun: deserter di'zur-tu(r)
- A disloyal person who betrays or deserts his cause or religion or political party or friend etc.
"The politician was labelled a deserter after switching parties";
- apostate, renegade, turncoat, recreant [archaic], ratter
- A person who abandons their duty (as on a military post) or switches allegiance
"The deserter provided valuable intelligence to the opposing side";
- defector
Derived forms: deserters
Type of: offender, quitter, wrongdoer
Encyclopedia: Deserter