As nouns the difference between traitor and deserter
is that traitor is one who violates his allegiance and betrays his/her country; one guilty of treason; one who, in breach of trust, delivers his country to an enemy, or yields up any fort or place intrusted to his defense, or surrenders an army or body of troops to the enemy, unless when vanquished; also, one who takes arms and levies war against his country; or one who aids an enemy in conquering his country 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.
As a verb traitor
is to act the traitor toward; to betray; to deceive.
As an adjective traitor
is traitorous.
traitor
English
Alternative forms
* traitour (obsolete)
Noun
(
en noun)
One who violates his allegiance and betrays his/her country; one guilty of treason; one who, in breach of trust, delivers his country to an enemy, or yields up any fort or place intrusted to his defense, or surrenders an army or body of troops to the enemy, unless when vanquished; also, one who takes arms and levies war against his country; or one who aids an enemy in conquering his country.
Hence, one who betrays any confidence or trust.
Synonyms
*(one who betrays a confidence or trust) betrayer, fink
See also
* Benedict Arnold
* Quisling
* Judas
Verb
(
en verb)
To act the traitor toward; to betray; to deceive.
Adjective
(
en adjective)
traitorous
- (Spenser)
- (Alexander Pope)
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
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