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defector::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | deserter |
| Type of | wrongdoer, offender |
| Has types | deviationist, draft dodger, draft evader, renegade, walk-in |
| Derivation | defect |
Examples of defector
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In 1994 Soviet defector Oleg Gordievsky exposed him as a KGB agent of influence.
From the dailymail.co.uk
Colonel Riad al-Assad, the most senior military defector, is active in the area.
From the guardian.co.uk
So, a packed house didn't get to see the 29-year-old Cuban defector at his best.
From the newsday.com
She is a Trojan woman, the daughter of Calchas a priestly defector to the Greeks.
From the en.wikipedia.org
The 22-year-old Cuban defector signed a six-year, $30.25 million deal in January.
From the denverpost.com
The first prominent defector, Jalil was justice minister between 2007 and 2011.
From the guardian.co.uk
In 1961, defector Anatoliy Golitsyn provided information which pointed to Philby.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Chiang Kai-shek regarded Xiang as a useless defector, so ordered his exceution.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Another big break came after a 15 May defector FBI betrayed Rashed to the FBI.
From the dailyherald.com
- Deserter: a person who abandons their duty (as on a military post)
- Defector was the fourth solo album from former Genesis guitarist Steve Hackett. It was released in 1980 on the Charisma label. It is also on Defector that Steve demonstrates the tapping technique on the song "Slogans".
- In politics, a defector is a person who gives up allegiance to one state or political entity in exchange for allegiance to another. More broadly, it involves abandoning a person, cause or doctrine to whom or to which one is bound by some tie, as of allegiance or duty.
- The Defector is Daniel Silva's 9th book in the Gabriel Allon series released on July 21, 2009. The cover depicts the House of Parliament and Big Ben in London indicating the next location for Gabriel's adventures. ...
- The Defector is a 1966 thriller film. Montgomery Clift plays Professor James Bower, an American physicist, who is effectively blackmailed by a shady CIA agent named Adam (Roddy McDowall), to help the CIA obtain secret microfilm from a defecting Russian scientist. ...
- (Defectors (game show)) Defectors was a Challenge TV game show that aired from 2001 to 2002. It was hosted by Richard Orford. From 9 June 2008, Defectors was back on Challenge TV again.
- (The Defectors) The Defectors are a Danish rock band originating from Aarhus, Denmark, formed in 1997. Consisting of members Mort Harder, Mik Stegger, Jonas Jorgensen, Martin Budde and Torban Skovgaard, the band cites the sixties garage rock and early formation of punk as its main influences. ...
- One who defects
- (Defectors) Employees that resign or retire from an organization. Battlefield Promotions- Employees that are promoted within an organization.
