the mind > emotion > fear > cowardice or pusillanimity > [noun] > skulking > skulker > one who avoids military service (4)
A person who blows on the ashes or fire.
one who shuns the battlefield.
One who avoids exposure to the dangers of war. Also ˈbomb-proofer. Originally U.S.
One who avoids military service (as by securing a post in a government office or the Civil Service). Also attributive and transferred.