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skedaddler

American  
[ski-dad-ler] / skɪˈdæd lər /

noun

Informal.
  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.


Etymology

Origin of skedaddler

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


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