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Stowaway vs Deserter - What's the difference?

stowaway | deserter |

As nouns the difference between stowaway and deserter

is that stowaway is a person who hides on board a ship, train, etc. so as to get a free passage while 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.

stowaway

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A person who hides on board a ship, train, etc. so as to get a free passage.

    • 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)