DEFECTOR


Meaning of DEFECTOR in English

/di fek"teuhr/ , n.

a person who defects from a cause, country, alliance, etc.

[ 1655-65; defector renegade, rebel, equiv. to defec- (var. s. of deficere to become disaffected, revolt, lit., to fail; see DEFECT) + -tor -TOR ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .