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Recreant (Noun)

A disloyal person who betrays or deserts his cause or religion or political party or friend etc..

Nouns denoting people.

An abject coward.

Nouns denoting people.

The lone soldier was branded a recreant for abandoning his post and fleeing in the face of enemy fire.
He brought shame to his family for his recreant behavior during the crisis, leaving others to risk their lives to save him.
The once-respected leader's recreant actions during the battle earned him the scorn of his peers and the population.
Her brother's recreant behavior in the face of danger had always been a source of puzzlement and dismay to her.
The villagers booed and jeered the recreant who had hidden in his cellar while the others risked their lives to defend their homes.