defector

As nouns the difference between defector and asylum

is that defector is one who defects while asylum is a place of safety.

As nouns the difference between defector and escapee

is that defector is one who defects while escapee is someone who has become free through escaping imprisonment.

As nouns the difference between defector and betrayer

is that defector is one who defects while betrayer is someone who betrays, or reveals confidential information; a squealer or informer.

As nouns the difference between defector and abandon

is that defector is one who defects while abandon is a yielding to natural impulses or inhibitions; freedom from artificial constraint, with loss of appreciation of consequences .

As a verb abandon is

(obsolete) to subdue; to take control of .

As an adverb abandon is

(obsolete|not comparable) freely; entirely.

As nouns the difference between defector and immigrant

is that defector is one who defects while immigrant is a person who comes to a country from another country in order to permanently settle there.

As an adjective immigrant is

of or relating to immigrants or the act of immigrating.

As nouns the difference between defector and party

is that defector is one who defects while party is party (social gathering for fun).

As nouns the difference between deserter and defector

is that deserter is 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 while defector is one who defects.

As nouns the difference between detector and defector

is that detector is a device capable of registering a specific substance or physical phenomenon while defector is one who defects.