落おち武む者しゃ

noun

fleeing warrior; deserter

Historical term for a samurai who has fled from a lost battle or abandoned his lord. Often carries a sense of disgrace and being hunted down.

• 落おち武む者しゃは追おっ手てから逃のがれるため、山やまの中なかに身みを隠かくした。

  The fleeing warrior hid in the mountains to escape his pursuers.

• 戦せん国ごく時じ代だいには、落おち武む者しゃ狩がりが横おう行こうした。

  During the Warring States period, hunting down fleeing warriors was rampant.