defector

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English

Etymology

From Latin dēfector.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /dɪˈfɛktə(ɹ)/
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Noun

defector (plural defectors)

  1. One who defects.

Derived terms

Translations

Latin

Etymology

From dēficiō (to desert) +‎ -tor.

Pronunciation

Noun

dēfector m (genitive dēfectōris); third declension

  1. a deserter, rebel

Declension

Third-declension noun.

singular plural
nominative dēfector dēfectōrēs
genitive dēfectōris dēfectōrum
dative dēfectōrī dēfectōribus
accusative dēfectōrem dēfectōrēs
ablative dēfectōre dēfectōribus
vocative dēfector dēfectōrēs

References

  • defector”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • defector”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers