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defector
de·fect D0090300 (dē′fĕkt′, dĭ-fĕkt′)n. An imperfection or lack that causes inadequacy or failure; a shortcoming or deficiency. See Synonyms at blemish.intr.v. (dĭ-fĕkt′) de·fect·ed, de·fect·ing, de·fects 1. To disown allegiance to one's country and take up residence in another: a Soviet citizen who defected to Israel.2. To abandon a position or association, often to join an opposing group: defected from the party over the issue of free trade.
[Middle English, from Latin dēfectus, failure, want, from past participle of dēficere, to desert, be wanting : dē-, de- + facere, to do; see dhē- in Indo-European roots.]
de·fec′tion n.de·fec′tor n.de•fec•tor (dɪˈfɛk tər)
n. a person who defects from a cause or country. [1655–65; < Latin dēfector renegade, rebel, derivative of dēficere to become disaffected, revolt, literally, to fail; see deficient] defectorA person who repudiates his or her country when beyond its jurisdiction or control.Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | defector - a person who abandons their duty (as on a military post)deserterarmed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine - the military forces of a nation; "their military is the largest in the region"; "the military machine is the same one we faced in 1991 but now it is weaker"offender, wrongdoer - a person who transgresses moral or civil lawdeviationist - an ideological defector from the party line (especially from orthodox communism)draft dodger, draft evader - someone who is drafted and illegally refuses to serverenegade - someone who rebels and becomes an outlawwalk-in - an operative who initiates his own defection (usually to a hostile country) for political asylum |
defectornoun deserter, renegade, turncoat, apostate, recreant (archaic), runagate (archaic), tergiversator Turkey granted asylum to defectors from Communist countries.defectornounA person who has defected:apostate, deserter, recreant, renegade, runagate, tergiversator, turncoat.Informal: rat.TranslationsαυτόμολοςtransfugedisertoreEncyclopediaSeedefectdefector
Related to defector: defectionSynonyms for defectornoun deserterSynonyms- deserter
- renegade
- turncoat
- apostate
- recreant
- runagate
- tergiversator
Synonyms for defectornoun a person who has defectedSynonyms- apostate
- deserter
- recreant
- renegade
- runagate
- tergiversator
- turncoat
- rat
Synonyms for defectornoun a person who abandons their duty (as on a military post)SynonymsRelated Words- armed forces
- armed services
- military
- military machine
- war machine
- offender
- wrongdoer
- deviationist
- draft dodger
- draft evader
- renegade
- walk-in
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