1. deserter - Noun
2. deserter - Adjective
One who forsakes a duty, a cause or a party, a friend, or any one to whom he owes service; especially, a soldier or a seaman who abandons the service without leave; one guilty of desertion.
Source: Webster's dictionaryHe who could have been a torch and stoops to being a pair of jaws is a deserter. José Martí
Maybe it's a sick fantasy of mine, but I am really looking forward to a debate between a general and a deserter. Plus, I really want to hear President Bush have to say, "Yes, General, No, General." Michael Moore
For the artist, fulfillment of self consists not in marching in the ranks of the liberators but in being entered in the roll of the Masters. The artist tends to find himself in the position of a deserter from his social group or, at best, one who collaborates, with secret reservations. Harold Rosenberg
I protest openly that I do not go over to the Romans as a deserter of the Jews, but as a minister from thee. Flavius Josephus
Those who have never fought suppose that the deserter who flies the field is consumed by shame. He is not, or he would not desert; with only trifling exceptions, battles are fought by cowards afraid to run. Gene Wolfe
The deserter is the brother of the murderer. Arabic Proverb