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 Definitions of scarper  [ˈskɑr pər]  

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Definition of 'scarper' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (Brit.) scarper
to depart suddenly; flee.

Etymology:  (1840–50; orig. argot, prob. < Polari &indirdesc; It scappare to flee)

Definition of 'scarper' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (verb) scat, run, scarper, turn tail, lam, run away, hightail it, bunk, head for the hills, take to the woods, escape, fly the coop, break away
flee; take to one's heels; cut and run
"If you see this man, run!"; "The burglars escaped before the police showed up"

'scarper' - Nearby Entries  

scarlet sumac  scarlet tanager  scarlet wisteria tree  scarp  scarper  scarred  scartella cristata  



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