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draft dodger

draft dodger noun: a person who illicitly seeks to avoid compulsory military service (the draft).

Noun

draft dodger (plural draft dodgers)

  1. (informal) A person who illicitly seeks to avoid compulsory military service (the draft).
    • During the Vietnam War, thousands of draft dodgers fled to Canada to avoid serving.
    Synonyms:
    draft evader

Synonyms of draft dodger

Forms of draft dodger

pluraldraft dodgers

Questions about draft dodger

What does draft dodger mean?
Draft dodger means a person who illicitly seeks to avoid compulsory military service (the draft).
What part of speech is draft dodger?
Draft dodger is a noun.
What is the plural of draft dodger?
The plural of draft dodger is draft dodgers.

Words near draft dodger in the dictionary

  1. draft animals
  2. draft board
  3. draft boards
  4. draft card
  5. draft cards
  6. draft dodger
  7. draft dodgers
  8. draft evader
  9. draft evaders
  10. draft excluder
  11. draft excluders

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