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Deserter vs Quitter - What's the difference?

deserter | quitter |

As nouns the difference between deserter and quitter

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 quitter is matter flowing from a wound or sore; pus.

As a verb quitter is

to suppurate; ooze with pus.

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)

    • quitter

    English

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl) quiture, (quyture) et al., specialised use of .

    Alternative forms

    * (l), (l) (obsolete)

    Noun

    (-)
  • Matter flowing from a wound or sore; pus.
  • * 1395 , (John Wycliffe), Bible , Job II:
    • Therfor Sathan [...] smoot Joob with a ful wickid botche fro the sole of the foot til to his top; which Joob schauyde the quytere with a schelle, and sat in the dunghil.
  • (farriery) A fistulous wound at the top of a horse's foot resulting from bruises, pricks, or neglected corns.
  • (obsolete) Scoria of tin.

    • Verb

    (en verb)
  • to suppurate; ooze with pus.

    • Etymology 2

    From .

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • One who quits.
    • Winners never quit and quitters never win.
  • (obsolete) A deliverer.
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