deserter vs desert

deserter and desert both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
deserter	Yes	No	No	No
desert	Yes	No	Yes	No

deserter (noun)	desert (noun)
a person who abandons their duty (as on a military post)	arid land with little or no vegetation
a disloyal person who betrays or deserts his cause or religion or political party or friend etc.	(usually plural) a person's deservingness of or entitlement to reward or punishment

deserter (verb)	desert (verb)
	leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch
	leave behind
	desert (a cause, a country or an army), often in order to join the opposing cause, country, or army