English

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Etymology

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From Latin dēfector.

Pronunciation

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  • (UK) IPA(key): /dɪˈfɛktə(ɹ)/
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Noun

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defector (plural defectors)

  1. One who defects.

Derived terms

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Translations

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Latin

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Etymology

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From dēficiō (to desert) +‎ -tor.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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dēfector m (genitive dēfectōris); third declension

  1. a deserter, rebel

Declension

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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

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  • 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