The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 3 letter word RAT , but the solution may also be RENEGADE which is one of the most recent solution (2014 in LA Times).
Deserter crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
---|---|---|
RAT | 73 % | 3 |
RENEGADE | 8 % | 8 |
ABANDONER | 5 % | 9 |
AWOL | 3 % | 4 |
SAHARAN | 3 % | 7 |
DEFECTOR | 3 % | 8 |
RUNAWAY | 3 % | 7 |
APOSTATE | 3 % | 8 |
RECREANT | 3 % | 8 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Deserter
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- recreant
- defector
- apostate
- renegade
- fugitive
- rat
- traitor
- soldier
- desertion
- mutineer
- solider
- courtmartial
Crossword Answer definitions
RAT noun- A medium-sized rodent belonging to the genus Rattus.
- Any of the numerous members of several rodent families (e.g. voles and mice) that resemble true rats in appearance, usually having a pointy snout, a long, bare tail, and body length greater than about 12 cm, or 5 inches.
- A person who is known for betrayal; a scoundrel; a quisling.
- An informant or snitch.
- A scab: a worker who acts against trade union policies.
- A person who routinely spends time at a particular location.
- A wad of shed hair used as part of a hairstyle.
- A roll of material used to puff out the hair, which is turned over it.
- Vagina.
- Short for muskrat.
- (usually with “on” or “out”) To betray a person or party, especially by telling their secret to an authority or an enemy; to turn someone in.
- To work as a scab, going against trade union policies.
- (of a dog, etc.) To kill rats.
- A scratch or a score.
- A place in the sea with rapid currents and crags where a ship is likely to be torn apart in stormy weather.
- To scratch or score.
- To tear, rip, rend.
- Damn, drat, blast; used in oaths.
- A ration.
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
Here's a few more crossword clues - all leading to the identical solution
More clues leading to the result RAT
- "King __" (Clavell novel)
- "King ___" or "Brother ___"
- Deserter
- Kind of race
- Race beginning?
- Sinking ship deserter
- Squeal
- Squealer
- A-mazing animal?
- Be a canary
More clues leading to the result RENEGADE
- Outlaw
- Turncoat
- Apostate or traitor
- Serious flip-flopper
- Unconventional
- Western outlaw
- Deserter
- Loose cannon
- Traitor
- Apostate.
More clues leading to the result ABANDONER
More clues leading to the result AWOL
- Case for the MP's
- M.P.'s quarry
- MP's quarry
- Military no-no
- Military truant
- Wayward GI
- M.P.'s concern
- MP's captive
- Missing inits.
- One gone but not forgotten
More clues leading to the result SAHARAN
- Arid
- Hot and arid
- Hot and dry
- Desert-like
- Like a sirocco
- Dry as a desert
- Desertlike
- Far from wet
- Extremely arid
- Like most of Mali
More clues leading to the result DEFECTOR
- Deserter.
- Forsaker of a party, group, etc.
- Baryshnikov, e.g.
- Escapee from Castro's Cuba, e.g.
- One seeking asylum, perhaps
More clues leading to the result RUNAWAY
More clues leading to the result APOSTATE
- Cause forsaker
- Forsaker of the faith
- Religion renouncer
- Cause abandoner
- One who has lapsed
- Turncoat.
- Backslider.
- Recreant.
- Renegade
- Former believer