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renegade(noun, person, approach, rebel, spy)
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apostate(noun, approach, rebel, spy)
10
traitor(noun, person, rebel, spy)
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runaway(noun, rebel, fugitive, traitor)
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betrayer(noun, rebel, spy, turncoat)
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backslider(noun, rebel, spy, impostor)
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refugee(noun, person, rebel, oppression)
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absconder(noun, lawbreaker)
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APASmart Define. (2015). defector thesaurus. Retrieved September 23, 2026, from https://smartdefine.org/defector/thesaurus/synonyms
ChicagoSmart Define. 2015. "defector thesaurus" https://smartdefine.org/defector/thesaurus/synonyms (accessed September 23, 2026).
HarvardSmart Define 2015, defector thesaurus, Smart Define, viewed 23 September, 2026, <https://smartdefine.org/defector/thesaurus/synonyms>.
MLASmart Define. "defector thesaurus" 13 April 2015. Web. 23 September 2026. <https://smartdefine.org/defector/thesaurus/synonyms>