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The Collaborative International Dictionary
Avoider

Avoider \A*void"er\, n.

  1. The person who carries anything away, or the vessel in which things are carried away.
    --Johnson.

  2. One who avoids, shuns, or escapes.

Wiktionary
avoider

n. 1 The person who carries anything away, or the vessel in which things are carried away. 2 One who avoids, shuns, or escapes.

Usage examples of "avoider".

Probably some street tramp or shelterless American draft avoider trying to get out of the damp cold of night.

If I'd been a United player, I'd have been over the moon or extremely chuffed, but as a conscientious avoider of cheap footballing cliche's, I was content to be very, very pleased indeed.

We all use both ways, although we may tend in general to be avoiders or approachers, while in specific situations, like facing surgery, we each have our favorite way of coping.

The disadvantages of each way are: more stress and useless worry for the approachers, and more failures to act and lack of awareness for the avoiders.