deserter
Example Sentences
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While he was gone, Army leaders declared him absent without leave, opting to not consider him a deserter, which is far more serious.
From Seattle Times • Oct. 19, 2023
It has so far not called him a deserter, even though he crossed the border without authorization while on active duty, and it has deferred questions about any punishments King might face.
From Reuters • Sep. 28, 2023
As a deserter from the Ukrainian army, he would face 10 years in jail if he was caught.
From BBC • Jun. 8, 2023
Once a faithful servant of his homeland as a non-commissioned army officer, Benhalima became a supporter of Algeria’s pro-democracy movement, then a deserter who fled to Europe.
From Seattle Times • May 27, 2022
The deserter led the soldiers in the opposite direction.
From "An Ember in the Ashes" by Sabaa Tahir
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.