draft dodger

dræft ˈdɑdʒər

Definition of draft dodger - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

evasion

individual evading compulsory military duty

Draft dodgers were common during the conflict.
Many draft dodgers fled to other countries during the war.
The government cracked down on draft dodgers in the 1970s.

conscientious objector

deserter

evader

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Expressions with draft

draft up

create a preliminary version of a document

She will draft up the proposal for review.

feel the draft

notice a cold current of air moving in a place

I could feel the draft coming from the window.

dodge the draft

avoid compulsory military service

He fled to Canada to dodge the draft.

first draft

earliest complete version of a work made before changes or corrections

I finished the first draft of my novel last night.

draft beer

beer served from a keg or cask

He ordered a pint of draft beer.

draft copy

preliminary version of a written work

She reviewed the draft copy before the final submission.

Expressions with dodger

artful dodger

clever person who commits minor crimes

The artful dodger managed to pickpocket without being noticed.

fare dodger

person who avoids paying for public transport

The fare dodger was caught by the ticket inspector.

tax dodger

someone who illegally avoids paying taxes

The government is cracking down on tax dodgers this year.

jammy dodger

person who is very lucky

He won the lottery again, what a jammy dodger!

corn dodger

small oval cake of corn bread baked or fried

She served corn dodger with the stew.

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French:réfractaire, ...
German:Wehrdienstverweigerer, ...
Italian:evasore della leva, ...
Spanish:insumiso, ...
Portuguese:evasor de recrutamento, ...
Chinese:逃避征兵者, ...
Japanese:徴兵逃れ, ...
Arabic:متهرِب من الخِدمة العَسكرية, ...
Hebrew:מִשְׁתַּמֵּט גִּיּוּס, ...
Russian:уклонист, ...
Ukrainian:ухилянт від призову, ...
Hindi:सैन्य भर्ती से बचने वाला, ...
Bengali:সামরিক দায়িত্ব এড়ানো ব্যক্তি, ...
Catalan:evasor del servei militar, ...
Czech:odpírač vojenské služby, ...
Danish:værnepligtsunddrager, ...
Dutch:dienstweigeraar, ...
Greek:φυγόστρατος, ...
Hungarian:sorozáskerülő, ...
Khmer:បុគ្គលដែលគេចវេះពីកាតព្វកិច្ចយោធាជាកំហិត, ...
Korean:징병 기피자, ...
Persian:سربازگریز, ...
Polish:unikający poboru, ...
Portuguese (BR):fujão do serviço militar, ...
Romanian:dezertor, ...
Swedish:värnpliktsvägrare, ...
Thai:ผู้หลีกเลี่ยงการเกณฑ์ทหาร, ...
Turkish:asker kaçağı, ...
Vietnamese:người trốn nghĩa vụ quân sự, ...

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