Definitions for absconder

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

ab•scondæbˈskɒnd(v.i.)-scond•ed, -scond•ing.

  1. to depart in a sudden and secret manner, esp. to avoid legal prosecution.

Origin of abscond:

1605–15; < L abscondere to hide or stow away =abs-abs - +condere to stow

ab•scond′er(n.)

Princeton's WordNet

  1. absconder(noun)

    a fugitive who runs away and hides to avoid arrest or prosecution

Wiktionary

  1. absconder(Noun)

    A person who absconds

Webster Dictionary

  1. Absconder(noun)

    one who absconds


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