English edit

Etymology edit

From Latin dēfector.

Pronunciation edit

  • (UK) IPA(key): /dɪˈfɛktə(ɹ)/
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Noun edit

defector (plural defectors)

  1. One who defects.

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Latin edit

Etymology edit

From dēficiō (to desert) +‎ -tor.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

dēfector m (genitive dēfectōris); third declension

  1. a deserter, rebel

Declension edit

Third-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative dēfector dēfectōrēs
Genitive dēfectōris dēfectōrum
Dative dēfectōrī dēfectōribus
Accusative dēfectōrem dēfectōrēs
Ablative dēfectōre dēfectōribus
Vocative dēfector dēfectōrēs

References edit

  • 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