draft-dodger

Definition
  1. Noun:
    • A person who avoids mandatory military service: "draft-dodger" refers to an individual who deliberately evades conscription (compulsory enlistment into the armed forces), typically by fleeing the country, feigning illness, or using legal loopholes.
Usage Examples
  • Noun:
    • During the Vietnam War, many young Americans became draft-dodgers by moving to Canada. (A person who avoided military service by leaving the country.)
    • The government prosecuted him as a draft-dodger after he refused to report for basic training. (A person who illegally evaded conscription.)
Advanced Usage

  • "to be labeled a draft-dodger": to be officially or publicly identified as someone who evades military service.

    • He was labeled a draft-dodger by the media, even though he had a valid medical exemption. (He was accused of avoiding conscription without justification.)

  • "draft-dodger status": the legal or social condition of being a person who has avoided conscription.

    • His draft-dodger status prevented him from holding public office in some states. (His record of evading military service had legal consequences.)
Variants and Related Words

  • Draft dodging (n): the act of avoiding mandatory military service.

    • Draft dodging was a common form of protest during the 1960s. (The practice of evading conscription.)

  • Draft evader (n): a synonym for "draft-dodger," often used in formal or legal contexts.

    • The draft evader was granted amnesty after the war ended. (A person who avoided military service.)
Synonyms
  • Conscientious objector: a person who refuses military service on moral or religious grounds (often legally distinct from a draft-dodger).
  • Deserter: a person who leaves the military without permission after enlisting (different from a draft-dodger, who avoids enlistment entirely).
Related Idioms

  • "to dodge the draft": to avoid being conscripted into the military.

    • He dodged the draft by enrolling in a university program. (He avoided mandatory military service through a legal exemption.)

  • "to be a draft-dodger at heart": to be someone who fundamentally opposes compulsory military service.

    • Even as a teenager, he was a draft-dodger at heart, believing that war was unjust. (He held a deep-seated opposition to conscription.)

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