Synonyms of defector

defector

noun

as in deserter

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 & Similar Words

• deserter
• traitor
• renegade
• rebel
• insurgent
• apostate
• revolutionary
• turncoat
• traitoress
• betrayer
• quisling
• recreant
• mutineer
• traitress
• turnabout
• insurrectionist
• abandoner
• double-crosser
• discontent
• dropout
• leaver
• revolutionist
• revolter
• refusenik
• insurrectionary
• defier
• red
• recusant
• revolutionizer
• refuser
• come-outer
• malcontent
• refusnik

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• loyalist
• disciple
• supporter
• follower
• adherent
• partisan
• militant
• fanatic
• zealot
• partizan

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• loyalist
• disciple
• supporter
• follower
• adherent
• partisan
• militant
• fanatic
• zealot
• partizan

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