Abscotchalater
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Abscotchalater is a noun meaning (archaic, thieves' cant) Someone hiding from the police.
Meaning
(archaic, thieves' cant) Someone hiding from the police.
Example Sentences
On 11 June 1962, three absquatulating abscotchalaters – Frank Morris and brothers Clarence and John Anglin – became perhaps the only inmates of Alcatraz Prison in San Francisco, California, ever to successfully escape the facility.
Babir's life quickly began to bear a resemblance to that of an abscotchalater. However, by 1504, he managed to hegemonize the territories of Kabul and Ghazni, both in present-day Afghanistan. He then went on to recapture Samarkand in 1511.
Word Forms
- abscotchalaters
Synonyms for abscotchalater
Depending on context, synonyms include fugitive.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include scambler, scallie, esclop, namesclop, snitcher, tout.
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