embusqué

noun

One who avoids military service; a draft dodger.

OriginFrench embusqué →
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Meanings

nounembusqué (plural embusqués)

plural embusqués

  1. One who avoids military service; a draft dodger.

    A woman was recently fined for calling a policeman an embusqué, even in the heat of argument.

    1917, The New York Times Current History of the European War

Origin

  1. Frenchembusqué
  2. Englishembusqué

From French embusqué.

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APA

embusqué. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/embusqu%C3%A9

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Chicago

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