ухилянт

From ухиля́тися (uxyljátysja) (“to evade, to dodge”) + -ант (-ant), a nominal suffix denoting a person.

• IPA^(key): [ʊxeˈlʲant]

ухиля́нт • (uxyljánt) m pers (genitive ухиля́нта, nominative plural ухиля́нти, genitive plural ухиля́нтів, female equivalent ухиля́нтка)

1. (informal) evader (a person that evades something)
2. (informal, figurative, humorous, derogatory, Ukraine politics) draft dodger [From 2022]

• The term ухилянт is often used in a negative or accusatory context, especially during periods of military mobilization in Ukraine. It implies deliberate evasion of civic duty, particularly conscription.
• In contemporary usage, the word may also be applied more broadly and figuratively to individuals who avoid responsibilities in everyday life, often in an ironic or critical tone.
• The term carries a strong social stigma, especially during wartime or in patriotic discourse. It may be used in media, political rhetoric, and informal speech to shame or criticize.

• дезерти́р (dezertýr)
• ухи́льник (uxýlʹnyk)

• ухиля́нство (uxyljánstvo)
• ухи́лення (uxýlennja)

• призовни́к (pryzovnýk)
• військовозобов’я́заний (vijsʹkovozobovʺjázanyj)
• бусифіка́ція (busyfikácija)

• “ухилянт”, in Горох – Словозміна [Horokh – Inflection] (in Ukrainian)
• “ухилянт”, in Словник.ua [Slovnyk.ua] (in Ukrainian)