draft dodger
a person who evades or attempts to evade compulsory military service.
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How to use draft dodger in a sentence
Where writers compared Ali to an "unwashed punk" draft dodger, Lipsyte saw a renegade and comic genius.
Eugenia was a woman who somehow managed to stand from under life, anyhow, had been the most successful draft-dodger he knew.
The Brimming Cup | Dorothy Canfield FisherThe mental draft dodger went to jail just as much as the physical draft dodger.
Behind the Mirrors | Clinton W. Gilbert
British Dictionary definitions for draft dodger
US one who evades compulsory military service
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Cultural definitions for draft dodger
Someone who illegally evades the draft, as opposed to a conscientious objector, who is granted official, legal exemption from military duty. In active protest against United States involvement in the Vietnam War, many Americans publicly burned draft registration cards, risking imprisonment; others fled to other countries, such as Canada.
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