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defector /dɪˈfɛktə /nounA person who has abandoned their country or cause in favour of an opposing one: staff interviewed escapees and defectors to the West...- Equally, some of the stories will have been fabricated to please the intelligence agents handling the defectors.
- Apart from Jenkins, three other defectors are believed to be alive.
- Successful collusion often takes a third party to regulate the agreement and punish defectors.
Synonyms deserter, turncoat, traitor, rebel, renegade, tergiversator, apostate, recreant, Judas, quisling informal rat Rhymes bisector, collector, connector, convector, corrector, deflector, detector, director, ejector, elector, erector, hector, injector, inspector, nectar, objector, perfecter, projector, prospector, protector, rector, reflector, rejector, respecter, sector, selector, Spector, spectre (US specter), vector |