absconder

Variant of abscond

abscond definition

ab·scond (ab skänd′, əb-)

intransitive verb

to go away hastily and secretly; run away and hide, esp. in order to escape the law

Etymology: L abscondere < ab(s)-, from, away + condere, to hide: see recondite

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