Draft Evader (Noun)
Meaning
Someone who is drafted and illegally refuses to serve.
Classification
Nouns denoting people.
Examples
- The young man was branded a draft evader after he fled the country to avoid serving in the military during the Vietnam War.
- During World War I, thousands of men were labeled as draft evaders and faced severe penalties for their refusal to fight.
- The politician's reputation was tarnished when it was discovered that he was a draft evader during the Korean War.
- Many musicians and artists of the 1960s were accused of being draft evaders due to their anti-war activism and refusal to serve.
- The soldier who defected to Canada was considered a draft evader by the US government, but a hero by the anti-war movement.