evade
verb (used with object)
to escape from by trickery or cleverness.
evader
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a word derived from
evade.
Example Sentences
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One memorable chapter about another evader takes place in the early 20th century in the American Southeast.
From Salon ● Feb. 13, 2022
Obviously, there’s a difference between a tax evader and an autocrat who drains the public treasury, but the financial implications are the same.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 6, 2021
But the new system would warn streamers and chat moderators if a user was a "likely" or "possible" ban evader.
From BBC ● Dec. 1, 2021
It’s the story of a dying documentary filmmaker and draft evader who agrees to one final interview.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 29, 2020
And Cake's mother, in the later years of her life, besides being a clever evader of the police and the truant officer, developed into a beater of parts.
From O. Henry Memorial Award Prize Stories of 1921 by Edison Marshall
