dodger
n. countablen. someone who avoids doing something they are supposed to do, like paying taxes or following rules. It is often used for people who find clever ways to escape their duties.
n. a person who habitually avoids a specific duty, obligation, or payment. Often used in compound forms like 'tax dodger' or 'draft dodger' to specify the avoided responsibility.
The ticket dodger tried to hide when the inspector arrived.
The government introduced stricter penalties to catch every tax dodger who hides money in offshore accounts.
While he presented himself as a law-abiding citizen, he was known locally as a draft dodger who had fled the country to avoid military service during the conflict.
Commonly used as the second element in compound nouns to describe the specific thing being avoided.