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Deserter vs Defector - What's the difference?

deserter | defector |

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.

deserter

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • 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
  • Under the United States Code of Military Justice, a person who has been placed on AWOL status for more than 30 days

    • Related terms

    * desert (verb ) * desertion ---- ==Norwegian Bokmål==

    Verb

    (head)

    • defector

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • one who defects.

    • Related terms

    * defect * defection * defective * deficiency * deficient * deficit