"defector" meaning in Latin

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Noun

IPA: [deːˈfɛk.tɔr] [Classical-Latin], [deˈfɛk.tor] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: From dēficiō (“to desert”) + -tor. Etymology templates: {{af|la|dēficiō|-tor|gloss1=to desert}} dēficiō (“to desert”) + -tor Head templates: {{la-noun|dēfector<3>|g=m}} dēfector m (genitive dēfectōris); third declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|dēfector<3>}} Forms: dēfector [canonical, masculine], dēfectōris [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], dēfector [nominative, singular], dēfectōrēs [nominative, plural], dēfectōris [genitive, singular], dēfectōrum [genitive, plural], dēfectōrī [dative, singular], dēfectōribus [dative, plural], dēfectōrem [accusative, singular], dēfectōrēs [accusative, plural], dēfectōre [ablative, singular], dēfectōribus [ablative, plural], dēfector [singular, vocative], dēfectōrēs [plural, vocative]
  1. a deserter, rebel Tags: declension-3
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