deserter

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin desertor (“deserter”), from desero (“I forsake, I abandon”); or from desert + -er.

noun

  1. (military) 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
    1. Under the United States Code of Military Justice, a person who has been placed on AWOL status for more than 30 days

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