draft dodger
A person who illicitly seeks to avoid compulsory military serviceA person who illicitly seeks to avoid compulsory military service (the draft).
» You were a draft dodger, weren't you?
Ти був ухиленцем, еге ж?
Meaning
1 senses(informal)A person who illicitly seeks to avoid compulsory military service (the draft).
During the Vietnam War, thousands of draft dodgers fled to Canada to avoid serving.
Wehrdienstumgeher, Kriegsdienstumgeher, Drückeberger
уклонистuklonist
ухиля́нтuxyljánt
- someone who is drafted and illegally refuses to serve
Examples
5 sentencesYou were a draft dodger, weren't you?
Ти був ухиленцем, еге ж?
I know Tom was a draft dodger.
I know that Tom was a draft dodger.
Tom was a draft dodger.
Tom is a draft dodger.
Том ухиляється від призову на строкову військову службу.
ruТом уклоняется от армии.
deTom ist ein Drückeberger.
Translations
7 languagesForms
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Synonyms
1 synonyms- someone who is drafted and illegally refuses to serve:draft evader