- draft dodger
- `draft ,dodger noun count AMERICANsomeone who avoids joining their country's military when they are officially ordered to
Usage of the words and phrases in modern English. 2013.
draft dodger
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draft dodger — draft dodgers N COUNT (disapproval) A draft dodger is someone who avoids joining the armed forces when normally they would have to join. [mainly AM] … English dictionary
draft-dodger — draftˈ dodger noun (US informal) A person who avoids conscription • • • Main Entry: ↑draft … Useful english dictionary
draft dodger — draft .dodger n someone who illegally avoids joining the army, navy etc, even though they have been ordered to join … Dictionary of contemporary English
draft dodger — ☆ draft dodger n. a person who avoids or tries to avoid being drafted into the armed forces … English World dictionary
Draft dodger — A draft dodger, draft evader or draft resister, is a person who avoids ( dodges ) or otherwise violates the conscription policies of the nation in which he or she is a citizen or resident, by leaving the country, going into hiding, attempting to… … Wikipedia
draft dodger — noun someone who is drafted and illegally refuses to serve • Syn: ↑draft evader • Hypernyms: ↑deserter, ↑defector * * * ˈdraft dodger [draft dodger draft dodgers] … Useful english dictionary
draft dodger — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms draft dodger : singular draft dodger plural draft dodgers mainly American someone who avoids joining their country s armed forces when they are officially ordered to … English dictionary
Draft Dodger Rag — Song by Phil Ochs from the album I Ain t Marching Anymore Published 1964 Released 1965 Genre Protest song, folk … Wikipedia
draft dodger — /ˈdraft dɒdʒə/ (say drahft dojuh) noun Colloquial someone who evades or attempts to evade conscription into the armed forces …
draft dodger — noun A person who illicitly seeks to avoid compulsory military service (the draft). Syn: draft evader … Wiktionary
