4
delinquent(noun, fugitive, absentee, escapee)
4
derelict(noun, exile, outlaw, fugitive, outcast)
4
quisling(noun, spy, impostor, renegade, turncoat)
4
truant(noun, exile, outlaw, fugitive, outcast)
3
convert
3
dastard
3
outlaw(noun, rebel, exile, outcast, traitor)
3
proselyte
3
ratter
3
rebel(noun, person, resistance, spy, recreant)
3
slacker(noun, fugitive)
2
Benedict Arnold(noun, expression, spy, impostor, renegade)
2
abandoner
2
bolter(exile, outlaw, outcast)
2
desolater
2
lawbreaker(noun, fugitive, delinquent, absentee, escapee)
2
maroon(noun, fugitive, runaway, delinquent, infrared)
2
mugwump
2
recidivist
2
relinquisher
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