deserters

noun

a person who abandons their duty (as on a military post)

a disloyal person who betrays or deserts his cause or religion or political party or friend etc.

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The word deserters breaks down into one root of Latin origin: the root sert-, from Latin sero (“join”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.