The Open Dictionary

absconder

noun

UK/æbˈskɒn.dəʳ/
US/æbˈskɑːn.dɚ/

Definitions of absconder noun

  1. Countable

    A person who abruptly leaves a place, especially to evade capture or responsibility.

    • The police are searching for the absconder who escaped from prison.

    • The company is seeking to recover funds from the absconder, their former finance director.

    • He became an absconder while on bail and has not been seen since.