different between deserter vs army

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin desertor (“deserter”), from desero (“I forsake, I abandon”); or from desert +? -er.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /d??z??t?(?)/

Noun

deserter (plural deserters)

1. A person who has physically removed him- or herself from the control or direction of a military or naval unit with the intention of permanently leaving
   1. Under the United States Code of Military Justice, a person who has been placed on AWOL status for more than 30 days

Related terms

• desert (verb)

Translations

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Verb

deserter

1. imperative of desertere

English

Etymology

From (1386) Middle English armee, borrowed from Old French armee (cf. modern French armée), from Medieval Latin arm?ta (“armed force”), a noun taken from the past participle of Latin arm?re (“to arm”), itself related to arma (“tools, arms”), from Proto-Indo-European *h?er- (“to join, fit together”).Doublet of armada. Displaced native Middle English heere, here, from Old English here.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) enPR: ä'm?, IPA^(key): /???.mi?/
• (General American) enPR: är'm?, IPA^(key): /???.mi/
• Rhymes: -??(?)mi

Noun

army (plural armies)

1. A large, highly organized military force, concerned mainly with ground (rather than air or naval) operations.
   1. Used absolutely for that entire branch of the armed forces.

   2. (often capitalized) Within a vast military, a very large tactical contingent (e.g. a number of divisions).

2. The governmental agency in charge of a state's army.

3. (figuratively) A large group of people working toward the same purpose.
4. (figuratively) A large group of social animals working toward the same purpose.

5. (figuratively) Any multitude.

Synonyms

• host
• here
• ferd

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See also

• navy
• Air Force
• Marines

Anagrams

• Mary, Mayr, Myra, Yarm, mary, yarm