skedaddler

[ ski-dad-ler ]

nounInformal.
  1. a person or thing that skedaddles.

  2. Canadian. a U.S. citizen who fled to Canada rather than serve in the armed forces during the American Civil War.

Origin of skedaddler

1
An Americanism dating back to 1860–65; skedaddle + -er1

Words Nearby skedaddler

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