deserter

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Revere outfits the deserter with homespun clothes and collects the buttons from his uniform to melt down for silverwork.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 19, 2026

By declaring King a deserter, the Army would have to conclude that King left and intended to stay away permanently.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 19, 2023

He would automatically be declared a deserter after 30 days being AWOL, according to military regulations.

From Reuters • Aug. 4, 2023

As a deserter from the Ukrainian army, he would face 10 years in jail if he was caught.

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2023

Lafayette, ordered to trap Cornwallis, sent Private Charles Morgan, playing the role of a deserter, into the British camp.

From "George Washington, Spymaster" by Thomas B. Allen