deserter

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Corn said he could be declared a deserter sooner, given the likelihood King knew his decision had ended his military career.

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

Bergdahl had vanished from a base in Afghanistan’s Paktika province near the border with Pakistan in June 2009 and was called a deserter by some.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 9, 2022

Anawrahta was an 11th-century Buddhist king who established a Burmese empire, and the name carries a special meaning to the military, said the deserter, Zin Yaw.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 29, 2021

“What does an army deserter know about bunkers?”

From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie