Defector
Defector noun - A person who abandons a cause or organization usually without right.
Usage example: the defector demanded political asylum in exchange for information about his nation's spying operations
Dropout and defector are semantically related in traitor topic. In some cases you can use "Dropout" instead a noun "Defector".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- pervert and defector
- pervert and dropout
- outcast and defector
- outcast and dropout
- renegade and defector
- renegade and dropout
- deserter and defector
- deserter and dropout
- delinquent and defector
- delinquent and dropout
- castaway and defector
- castaway and dropout
- dissident and defector
- dissident and dropout
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Dropout and Defector. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/defector/dropout
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