SKEDADDLER


Meaning of SKEDADDLER in English

/ski dad"leuhr/ , n. Informal.

1. a person or thing that skedaddles.

2. Canadian. a U.S. citizen who fled to Canada rather than serve in the armed forces during the American Civil War.

[ 1860-65, Amer.; SKEDADDLE + -ER 1 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .