Abscondee

noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A person who has absconded.

    "An investigator begins an intensive search for the abscondee."

  2. 2
    A person who is abandoned by an absconder. rare

    "'[…] After Norm absconded, I found that a little disconcerting. As if the sonofabitch was still there, staring at me, checking up on me. Are you an absconder, Tom?' 'No, I think I'm technically an abscondee.' 'Ah, well, there we are. We have something in common. Here's to all abscondees."

Synonyms

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absconderabsconder

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"An investigator begins an intensive search for the abscondee."

Etymology

From abscond + -ee.

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