# deserter

> English word · Noun · IPA /dɪˈzɜːtə(ɹ)/ · frequency rank #41,079

## Definitions
1. A person who has physically removed him- or herself from the control or direction of a military or naval unit with the intention of permanently leaving
2. A person who has physically removed him- or herself from the control or direction of a military or naval unit with the intention of permanently leaving
3. One who is familiar with the desert climate and environment.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Latin desertor (“deserter”), from desero (“to forsake, to abandon”); or from desert + -er.

## Easily confused with
- **deserve** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/deserter-vs-deserve)
- **deserts** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/deserter-vs-deserts)
- **deserved** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/deserter-vs-deserved)
- **desert** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/desert-vs-deserter)
- **deserted** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/deserted-vs-deserter)

## Common misspellings (12)
`ddeserter`, `deesrter`, `deseretr`, `deserrter`, `deserterr`, `desertre`, `desertter`, `desetrer`, `desreter`, `desserter`, `dseerter`, `edserter`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/deserter