The meaning of Defector

noun

A person who renounces a religious or political belief or principle.

Usage examples:

After fifty years as an apostate he returned to the faith

adjective

Abandoning a religious or political belief or principle.

Usage examples:

An apostate roman catholic

noun

Someone who has given up their religion or left a political party

noun

A member of the armed forces who deserts.

Usage examples:

Deserters from the army

noun

A person who leaves the armed forces without permission and with no intention of returning

noun

A peephole in a door.

Usage examples:

A glance through the judas in her front door

proper noun

An apostle; full name judas iscariot. he betrayed christ to the jewish authorities in return for thirty pieces of silver; the gospels leave his motives uncertain. overcome with remorse, he later committed suicide.

noun

A person who is not loyal to a friend and helps the friend's enemies

noun

A traitor who collaborates with an enemy force occupying their country.

Usage examples:

He had the quisling owner of the factory arrested

noun

A person who helps an enemy that has taken control of his or her country

noun

A rodent that resembles a large mouse, typically having a pointed snout and a long tail. some kinds have become cosmopolitan and are sometimes responsible for transmitting diseases.

Usage examples:

Most people are familiar with mice, rats, hamsters, and guinea pigs, which are commonly kept as pets.

exclamation

Used to express mild annoyance or irritation.

Usage examples:

I just came upstairs to check the price of something on ebay (under $10, rats!) and saw the clock.

verb

Hunt or kill rats.

Usage examples:

We would always take a terrier when we fished and the terrier ratted away

noun

A person who rises in opposition or armed resistance against an established government or leader.

Usage examples:

Tory rebels

verb

Rise in opposition or armed resistance to an established government or leader.

Usage examples:

The earl of pembroke subsequently rebelled against henry iii

noun

A person who refuses to accept the government’s power and uses force to oppose it, or a person who opposes authority and thinks or behaves differently

Usage examples:

The government tried to set up talks with the rebels., though he dressed unusually, he never meant …

adjective

Cowardly.

Usage examples:

What a recreant figure must he make

noun

A coward.

Usage examples:

The recreant acted with outward boldness

noun

A person who deserts and betrays an organization, country, or set of principles.

Usage examples:

An agent who later turns out to be a renegade

adjective

Having treacherously changed allegiance.

Usage examples:

A renegade bodyguard

verb

Become a renegade.

Usage examples:

Johnson had renegaded from the confederacy

noun

A person who betrays someone or something, such as a friend, cause, or principle.

Usage examples:

He was a traitor to his own class

noun

A person who deserts one party or cause in order to join an opposing one.

Usage examples:

They denounced him as a turncoat

noun

A person whose support changes from one side to the opposite side; a traitor