Deserter

n.

1.

(dė*zẽrt"ẽr) 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.

Noun	1.	deserter - a disloyal person who betrays or deserts his cause or religion or political party or friend etc. Synonyms: apostate, ratter, turncoat, recreant, renegade
	2.	deserter - a person who abandons their duty (as on a military post) Synonyms: defector

DESERTER. One who abandons his post; as, a soldier who abandons the public service without leave; or a sailor who abandons a ship when he has engaged to serve.

Sabbath-breaker, absconder, apostasy, apostate, atheist, backslider, betrayal, blasphemer, bolt, bolter, breakaway, collaborationist, collaborator, convert, defection, defector, dereliction, desertion, escapee, fifth columnist, mugwump, outlaw, proselyte, quisling, rat, ratting, recidivist, recreant, renegado, renegate, reversionist, runagate, sacrilegist, schism, schismatic, seceder, secession, secessionist, separatist, strikebreaker, tergiversant, tergiversator, traitor, turnabout, turncoat, turntail, unbeliever, walkout