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defector

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of defector

a person who abandons a cause or organization usually without right

the defector demanded political asylum in exchange for information about his nation's spying operations

Synonyms of defector

apostate, deserter, recreant, renegade

Words Related to defector

betrayer, double-crosser, quisling, traitor, traitress (or traitoress), turnabout, turncoat

abandoner, come-outer, dropout, leaver

defier, insurgent, insurrectionary, insurrectionist, mutineer, rebel, red, revolter, revolutionary, revolutionist, revolutionizer

discontent, malcontent

recusant, refusenik (also refusnik), refuser

Near Antonyms of defector

adherent, disciple, follower, supporter

fanatic, militant, partisan (also partizan), zealot

Antonyms of defector

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