draft dodger

English

Noun

draft dodger (plural draft dodgers)

  1. (informal) A person who illicitly seeks to avoid compulsory military service (the draft).
    Synonym: draft evader
    Coordinate term: conscientious objector
    During the Vietnam War, thousands of draft dodgers fled to Canada to avoid serving.

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