embusqué
/ French (ɑ̃byske) /
noun plural -qués (-ke)
a man who avoids military conscription by obtaining a government job
Word Origin for embusqué
C20: from
embusquer to lie in ambush, shirk
Words nearby embusqué
embryotoxicity,
embryotoxon,
embryotroph,
embryotrophy,
embus,
embusqué,
emcee,
emden,
eme,
emea,
emedullate
Example sentences from the Web for embusqué
I was asked quite a number of times for the English equivalent of an embusque.
War and the Future |H. G. WellsNot some embusque business in an office, but a thing compared to which your fight at Loos was a Sunday-school picnic.
Greenmantle |John BuchanWe also disputed whether there was an equivalent in English for embusque.
War and the Future |H. G. Wells