Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A deserter, in the military sense.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun rare One who flees from one side to another; hence, a deserter; a turncoat; an apostate.

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  • noun dated A deserter.
  • noun dated A turncoat.

Etymologies

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From French

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  • a deserter;an apostate

    November 23, 2007