Home › Words › A › abscotchalaterabscotchalaterabscotchalater means someone hiding from the police.EtymologyFrom absquatulate + -er. First use appears c. 1876.nounSomeone hiding from the police.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.abscondee 63% match — A person who has absconded. vs abscotchalater →absconder 61% match — A person who absconds. vs abscotchalater →hideout 58% match — A place to hide. vs abscotchalater →abscondence 58% match — The act of absconding, or illicitly escaping; hiding of a fugitive. vs abscotchalater →lamister 57% match — A person who is on the run from law enforcement. vs abscotchalater →abscondment 56% match — An act of absconding or escaping vs abscotchalater →cachette 56% match — A hidden nook; a hiding place. vs abscotchalater →hider 55% match — One who hides oneself or a thing. vs abscotchalater →