absconder
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8.7
- noun
- /æbˈskɒndər/
- Formal
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fugitivo
- They are more likely to be honey robbers and absconders.
- parole absconders
Examples
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He's not an absconder, he made his all his appearances, his piss has been clean.
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From November through the New Year, Lee and I captured 11 hard felons, 18 traffic warrantees and three parole and probation absconders.
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Authorities are searching for a notorious absconder who escaped custody last week.
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The police received a tip-off about the whereabouts of the absconder hiding in the city.
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After months on the run, the absconder was finally captured by law enforcement.
Synonyms
213
6.6
A person who runs away and hides from the police or danger
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3.9
A person who leaves home secretly to escape problems
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4.5
A person who escaped from prison or another place where people are kept
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7.9
A person wanted by the police who tries to avoid arrest
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5.5
A person who avoids something by clever indirect actions
A foreign person who stays in the United States after a court orders them to leave
A person or animal that gets away from a place where they were kept
Compounds
- Offensive
A foreign person who stays in the United States after a court orders them to leave
How Wanted
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Absconder comes from the verb abscond, made of ab- 'away' and condere 'to hide'. So an absconder is someone who 'goes away and hides' to avoid the police or capture.