Meaning

1 senses
  1. (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

More definitions
  • someone who is drafted and illegally refuses to serve

Examples

5 sentences
  1. You were a draft dodger, weren't you?

    Ти був ухиленцем, еге ж?

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  2. I know Tom was a draft dodger.

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  3. I know that Tom was a draft dodger.

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  4. Tom was a draft dodger.

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  5. Tom is a draft dodger.

    Том ухиляється від призову на строкову військову службу.

    ruТом уклоняется от армии.

    deTom ist ein Drückeberger.

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Translations

7 languages
Українська
person who illicitly seeks to avoid compulsory military service:
Русский
person who illicitly seeks to avoid compulsory military service:
Deutsch
person who illicitly seeks to avoid compulsory military service:

Forms

plural: draft dodgers
Singulardraft dodger
Pluraldraft dodgers

regular

Synonyms

1 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • someone who is drafted and illegally refuses to serve:draft evader

Word family

1 related words

See also

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