embusqué

noun

em·​bus·​qué

¦äm(ˌ)bü¦skā,

äⁿbᵫ̅skā

plural -s

: a person seeking to avoid military service (as by working in a government office) : shirker, slacker

Word History

Etymology

French, from past participle of (s')embusquer to lie in ambush, shirk, from Old French embuschier to place in ambush

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