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单词 defector
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He was asked another question about defectors.How much would they covet or resent a potential defector?

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defector

British English: defector NOUN
A defector is someone who leaves their country, political party, or other group, and joins an opposing country, party, or group.
  • American English: defector
  • Brazilian Portuguese: trânsfuga
  • Chinese: 叛变者
  • European Spanish: tránsfuga
  • French: transfuge
  • German: Überläufer
  • Italian: defezionista
  • Japanese: 離反者
  • Korean: 탈주자
  • European Portuguese: trânsfuga
  • Latin American Spanish: tránsfuga

(noun) 
The defectors included some of the ablest people in the party.
Synonyms
deserter
He was a deserter from the army.
renegade
He was a renegade – a traitor.
turncoat
His one-time admirers now accused him of being a turncoat.
apostate
He was an early apostate, leaving the party last year.
recreant (archaic)
runagate (archaic)
tergiversator

Additional synonyms

in the sense of apostate
Definition
a person who has abandoned his or her religion, political party, or cause
He was an early apostate, leaving the party last year.
Synonyms
deserter,
traitor,
renegade,
defector,
heretic,
turncoat,
backslider,
recreant (archaic)
in the sense of renegade
Definition
a person who deserts a cause for another
He was a renegade – a traitor.
Synonyms
deserter,
rebel,
betrayer,
dissident,
outlaw,
runaway,
traitor,
defector,
mutineer,
turncoat,
apostate,
backslider,
recreant (archaic)
in the sense of turncoat
Definition
a person who deserts one cause or party to join an opposing one
His one-time admirers now accused him of being a turncoat.
Synonyms
traitor,
renegade,
defector,
seceder,
deserter,
apostate,
backslider,
recreant (archaic),
tergiversator,
rat (informal)

Nearby words of
defector

  • defect from something or someone
  • defection
  • defective
  • defector
  • defence
  • defenceless
  • defend

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