1839 1 Apr. The defectionists accordingly refused to take office with Soult, unless M. Thiers was pacified or neutralized.
1918 May 35/1 The pacifist, the defectionist, the selfish laborite, the greedy manufacturer and, worst of all, the loafer.
1968 J. B. Das Gupta vii. 238 Nur Hussain was another defectionist to join the Government.
2001 106 385 The innovator's future behavior..crucially hinges on whether defectionists can ever gain a significant share among the countries.