Antonyms for deserter

Grammar : Noun

Spell : dih-zurt

Phonetic Transcription : dɪˈzɜrt

Definition of deserter

Origin : 1630s, agent noun from desert (v.).

noun fugitive from responsibility

Example sentences :

Upon the line of baseness,—the deserter is placed next to the traitor.
Extract from : « Memoirs of the Court of St. Cloud, Complete » by Lewis Goldsmith

I shall remain where I am; I may as well be shot as a deserter.
Extract from : « The Downfall » by Emile Zola

There was nothing of importance to be done, but he felt a little like a deserter, nevertheless.
Extract from : « Cap'n Eri » by Joseph Crosby Lincoln

I, who owed my commission to his noble name, was a republican, a deserter!
Extract from : « The Strollers » by Frederic S. Isham

Indeed, I had only to say anywhere I was a deserter, and every one was kind to me.
Extract from : « Tony Butler » by Charles James Lever

Or is he the deserter from a camp, where his treason may sow disaffection?
Extract from : « The Martins Of Cro' Martin, Vol. I (of II) » by Charles James Lever

He's a coward and a deserter and a drunkard and a frightener of women!
Extract from : « The Long Roll » by Mary Johnston

You're a coward and a deserter, and the South don't need you!
Extract from : « The Long Roll » by Mary Johnston

Only the straggler or deserter has as few marks as you to show.
Extract from : « The Long Roll » by Mary Johnston

Gabriel Faa, besides being a gipsy, was a vagrant and a deserter.
Extract from : « Red Cap Tales » by Samuel Rutherford Crockett

Synonyms for deserter

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