skedaddler
American
[ski-dad-ler]
/ skɪˈdæd lər /
noun
Informal.
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a person or thing that skedaddles.
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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
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