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draftee U.S.|drɑːfˈtiː, -æ-|
[f. draft v. + -ee1.]
A conscript. Also transf.
1866‘F. Kirkland’ Pictorial Bk. 162 The young draftee appeared a little bewildered. 1952Steinbeck East of Eden xlii. 420 The draftees wouldn't look at their mothers. 1953Manch. Guardian Weekly 12 Feb. 7 The American ‘draftee’..is subject to these interferences. 1964Economist 1 Feb. 412/1 The third willing draftee is Mr. Richard Nixon. 1969I. Kemp Brit. G.I. in Vietnam iv. 74 My companion, Bob Horton, was a draftee a little younger than myself. |