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embusqué

/ ɑ̃byske /

noun

  1. a man who avoids military conscription by obtaining a government job


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Word History and Origins

Origin of embusqué1

C20: from embusquer to lie in ambush, shirk

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Example Sentences

I was coining money in New York, and would be now—if they hadn't dug me out as a slacker—an embusqué—whatever you like to call it.

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