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defector
[ dih-fek-ter ]
/ dÉȘËfÉk tÉr /
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noun
a person who defects from a cause, country, alliance, etc.
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âWasâ is used for the indicative past tense of âto be,â and âwereâ is only used for the subjunctive past tense.
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OTHER WORDS FROM defector
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