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单词 defector
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Definition of defector in English:

defector

noun dɪˈfɛktədəˈfɛktər
  • A person who has abandoned their country or cause in favour of an opposing one.

    staff interviewed escapees and defectors to the West
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Some officials said there is no choice but to accept the defectors, while others insisted they should be treated like ordinary refugees.
    • The press release said the intelligence service also "located, intimidated and killed defectors and dissidents living abroad."
    • The most senior of all the Soviet defectors to the west, Orlov survived into his old age.
    • Successful collusion often takes a third party to regulate the agreement and punish defectors.
    • Each prisoner or defector was literally milked for every scrap of information the intelligence community wanted, or needed.
    • Equally, some of the stories will have been fabricated to please the intelligence agents handling the defectors.
    • Apart from Jenkins, three other defectors are believed to be alive.
    • If he can then coax some defectors from the opposition, he may reach a majority.
    • Will this new promise bring back Tory defectors to the fold?
    • Though some defectors were known as unreliable, there were too few independent sources to contradict them.
    Synonyms
    deserter, turncoat, traitor, rebel, renegade, tergiversator, apostate, recreant, Judas, quisling
    informal rat

Rhymes

bisector, collector, connector, convector, corrector, deflector, detector, director, ejector, elector, erector, hector, injector, inspector, nectar, objector, perfecter, projector, prospector, protector, rector, reflector, rejector, respecter, sector, selector, Spector, spectre (US specter), vector
 
 

Definition of defector in US English:

defector

noundəˈfektərdəˈfɛktər
  • A person who has abandoned their country or cause in favor of an opposing one.

    staff interviewed escapees and defectors to the West
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Equally, some of the stories will have been fabricated to please the intelligence agents handling the defectors.
    • Will this new promise bring back Tory defectors to the fold?
    • The press release said the intelligence service also "located, intimidated and killed defectors and dissidents living abroad."
    • Some officials said there is no choice but to accept the defectors, while others insisted they should be treated like ordinary refugees.
    • If he can then coax some defectors from the opposition, he may reach a majority.
    • Apart from Jenkins, three other defectors are believed to be alive.
    • Each prisoner or defector was literally milked for every scrap of information the intelligence community wanted, or needed.
    • Though some defectors were known as unreliable, there were too few independent sources to contradict them.
    • Successful collusion often takes a third party to regulate the agreement and punish defectors.
    • The most senior of all the Soviet defectors to the west, Orlov survived into his old age.
    Synonyms
    deserter, turncoat, traitor, rebel, renegade, tergiversator, apostate, recreant, judas, quisling
 
 
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