deserter
noun /dɪˈzɜːtə(r)/
/dɪˈzɜːrtər/
- a person who leaves the army, navy, etc. without permission
逃兵;开小差的人 - He was convicted of hiding deserters.
他被判窝藏逃兵。
Collocations DictionaryDeserter is used after these nouns:- army
词源mid 17th cent.: from desert ‘ abandon’, on the pattern of French déserteur. - He was convicted of hiding deserters.