draft dodger

noun

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.”

Similar
draft evader
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Meanings

noundraft dodger (plural draft dodgers)

plural draft dodgers

  1. informalA 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 & antonyms

nounA person who illicitly seeks to avoid compulsory military service (the draft).

Similar
draft evader

More synonyms by meaning

nounsomeone who is drafted and illegally refuses to serve

Similar
draft evader
Broader
deserterdefector
Also see
draft evader

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Catalan pròfug, pròfuga
  • pròfugperson who illicitly seeks to avoid compulsory military service
  • pròfugaperson who illicitly seeks to avoid compulsory military service
German Wehrdienstumgeher, Kriegsdienstumgeher
  • Wehrdienstumgeherperson who illicitly seeks to avoid compulsory military service
  • Kriegsdienstumgeherperson who illicitly seeks to avoid compulsory military service
  • Drückebergerperson who illicitly seeks to avoid compulsory military service
Greek ανυπότακτος
  • ανυπότακτος (anypótaktos)person who illicitly seeks to avoid compulsory military service
Italian imboscato
  • imboscatoperson who illicitly seeks to avoid compulsory military service
Polish dekownik
  • dekownikperson who illicitly seeks to avoid compulsory military service
Russian уклонист
  • уклонист (uklonist)person who illicitly seeks to avoid compulsory military service
Spanish prófugo
  • prófugoperson who illicitly seeks to avoid compulsory military service
Turkish asker kaçağı
  • asker kaçağıperson who illicitly seeks to avoid compulsory military service
Ukrainian ухиля́нт
  • ухиля́нт (uxyljánt)person who illicitly seeks to avoid compulsory military service
Cite this entry
APA

draft dodger. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/draft%20dodger

MLA

“draft dodger.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/draft%20dodger. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “draft dodger,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/draft%20dodger.

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