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embusqué
/ ɑ̃byske /
noun
- 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.
From Project Gutenberg
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