deserter
/dɪˈzɜːtə(ɹ)//ˈdəzɚtɚ/
deserter noun: a person who has physically removed him- or herself from the control or direction of a military or naval unit with the intention of permanently leaving.
Noun
deserter (plural deserters)
- A person who has physically removed him- or herself from the control or direction of a military or naval unit with the intention of permanently leaving
- Under the United States Code of Military Justice, a person who has been placed on AWOL status for more than 30 days
- One who is familiar with the desert climate and environment.
deserter meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Malayalam
deserter in Hindi
- person who leaves a military or naval unit
- भागू bhāgū, भग्गू bhaggū, पलायक palāyak
deserter in Tamil
- கடமை, பொருப்பை விட்டோடுபவர், கைவிடுபவர், பொறுப்பை விட்டோடுபவர்
deserter in Urdu
- رافذی
deserter in Malayalam
- വിട്ടുപോയവൻ
More languagesFewer languages
- deserter in Pashto
- پراري parārī, ښکری x̌karay
- deserter in Arabic
- هَارِب hārib
- deserter in Malay
- pembolos
- deserter in Indonesian
- desertir
- deserter in Persian
- فراری farâri
- deserter in Thai
- ผู้ละทิ้ง pûu-lá-tíng
- deserter in Vietnamese
- kẻ đào ngũ
- deserter in Myanmar
- တပ်ပြေး tappre:
Forms of deserter
| plural | deserters |
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Origin of deserter
Borrowed from Latin desertor (“deserter”), from desero (“to forsake, to abandon”); or from desert + -er.
Words formed from deserter
Questions about deserter
- What does deserter mean?
- Deserter means a person who has physically removed him- or herself from the control or direction of a military or naval unit with the intention of permanently leaving.
- What is deserter in Hindi?
- Deserter in Hindi is भागू (bhāgū), भग्गू (bhaggū), पलायक (palāyak). See Deserter meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is deserter?
- Deserter is a noun.
- How do you pronounce deserter?
- Deserter is pronounced /dɪˈzɜːtə(ɹ)/ (UK).
- What is the plural of deserter?
- The plural of deserter is deserters.
Words near deserter in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: deserter (page history and authors); deserter (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); deserter (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); deserter (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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