scarper

scar·per

verb \ˈskär-pər\

Definition of SCARPER

intransitive verb

British

: flee, run away; broadly : leave, depart

Examples of SCARPER

1. <I went looking for Sally at the pub, but she'd scarpered.>

Origin of SCARPER

probably ultimately from Italian scappare, from Vulgar Latin *excappare — more at escape

First Known Use: circa 1846

Related to SCARPER

Synonyms: bail, bail out, begone, book [slang], bugger off [British slang], bug off, bug out, buzz (off), clear off [chiefly British], clear out, cut out, depart, dig out, exit, get, get off, go off, move, pack (up or off), part, peel off, pike (out or off), pull out, push off, push on, quit, run along, sally (forth), go [British], shove (off), step (along), take off, vamoose, walk out

Antonyms: arrive, come, show up, turn up

Related Words: set out, start, strike out; abscond, decamp, escape, evacuate, flee, fly, get out, mizzle [chiefly British], run away, scat, scram, skip; go out, light out, step out; abandon, desert, forsake, vacate; emigrate; adjourn, remove, retire, retreat, withdraw

Near Antonyms: abide, dwell, lodge, remain, settle, stay, tarry; approach, close, near; hit, land, reach

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Rhymes with SCARPER

carper, harper, sharper