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draft dodger
noun
- a person who evades or attempts to evade compulsory military service.
draft dodger
noun
- one who evades compulsory military service
draft dodger
- Someone who illegally evades the draft , as opposed to a conscientious objector , who is granted official, legal exemption from military duty. In active protest against United States involvement in the Vietnam War , many Americans publicly burned draft registration cards, risking imprisonment; others fled to other countries, such as Canada .
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of draft dodger1
First recorded in 1935–40
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Park has been living in the country as what the military authorities consider a draft dodger.
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The president’s campaign released a digital ad featuring three veterans criticizing Donald Trump as ‘a draft dodger,’ unfit to be commander in chief.
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Was he a draft dodger who fled to Canada on principle to escape military service?
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It was Ali who was the rebel, and people considered him a draft dodger.
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After calling in sick, he hopped into his newly purchased car and drove off to meet his friend Bill Wernecke, a fervent Nazi supporter and an expert draft dodger.
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