draft dodger
noun
a person who evades or attempts to evade compulsory military service.
draft dodgers
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pluralof draft dodger.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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The mass demonstration follows a recent crackdown on ultra-Orthodox draft dodgers, with thousands of call-up notices ignored in recent months and several deserters imprisoned.
From Barron's ● Oct. 30, 2025
Indeed, pardons of that kind have been issued by the tens of thousands to former rebels, insurrectionaries, draft dodgers, or deserters after nearly every American domestic or foreign conflict.
From Slate ● Dec. 6, 2024
He also created an electronic database of men, starting at age 17, to crack down on draft dodgers.
From New York Times ● Apr. 3, 2024
Artyom doesn’t have much sympathy for draft dodgers and deserters, though he can see the wisdom in making a run for it.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 25, 2023
On the way he gets sidetracked into Canada and becomes involved with a bunch of draft dodgers; at the end he goes back to his wife and they renew their vows in a hippie ceremony.
From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt
