defector
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7.6
- noun
- /dɪˈfɛktər/
:
desertor
- Many resources are available for defectors from oppressive regimes to help them start anew.
- Iraqi defectors
Technically, all of these defectors were guilty of high treason.
- Technically, all of these defectors were guilty of high treason.
- All lots of defectors from you know, from the US establishment from the NYT have gone to sub stack.
- I if, if it if it hadn't been for this defector, Basilia Mitrocan, who was an archivist in in the KGB archives.
- The following is a conversation with Yon Me Park, a North Korean defector, human rights activist, and author of the book In Order to Live.
- Now, one part of the story that's really weird is that a defector left North Korea, went into South Korea, but then came back into North Korea.
- So that's why when defectors escaping myself, we were ready to kill ourselves.
- And I learned later that we have studied defector literature and we have no defector testimony.
Examples
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A ragtag bunch of village insurgents and army defectors is slowly coming together as a fighting force.
Blog text (15) -
By mid-October, there were an estimated 10,000 to 15,000 defectors especially active in the north and central regions.
Academic text (2012) -
You are a defector from the New People's Republic of China.
Fiction book (1995) -
We have associations that help defectors.
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They say he's a defector from East Germany.
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On July 29, 2011, a group of defectors formed the Syrian Free Army (SFA).
Academic text (2012) -
The INC, however, intends to man its ranks mostly with defectors from the Iraqi military, which is incompetent at such fighting.
Academic text (1999) -
The documentary featured a North Korean defector who shared his experiences of escaping to freedom.
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After years of living under strict surveillance, she finally became a defector and joined a group advocating for democracy.
Synonyms
381
3.9
A person who breaks the trust of their country, group, or friend to help an enemy
46
7.9
A person who leaves and betrays their group
27
5.8
A person who leaves their military post without permission
13
8.2
A person who leaves their group to join the opposite side
11
9.9
A person who leaves a religion, party or cause and is seen as disloyal
2
9.9
A person who betrays their friends or group
1
9.9
A person who betrays trust or their country
A person who betrays their country by giving secrets to enemies
Antonyms
How Disloyal
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Defector comes from the word defect and the part de- meaning 'away'. So imagine someone turning their back and walking 'away' from their group to join the other side — a defector is someone who leaves their country or group to join an opponent.