| 单词 | draft dodger |
| 释义 | draft dodgerSEE SYNONYMS FOR draft dodger ON THESAURUS.COM nouna person who evades or attempts to evade compulsory military service. Origin of draft dodgerFirst recorded in 1935–40 Words nearby draft dodgerdraft, draft animal, draft beer, draft board, draft chair, draft dodger, draftee, draft horse, drafting, drafting board, drafting yard Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for draft dodgerdraft dodger nounUS one who evades compulsory military service Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Cultural definitions for draft dodgerdraft dodger Someone who illegally evades the draft, as opposed to a conscientious objector, who is granted official, legal exemption from military duty. In active protest against United States involvement in the Vietnam War, many Americans publicly burned draft registration cards, risking imprisonment; others fled to other countries, such as Canada. The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved. |
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