ABSCONDER • E-FREE TRANSLATION.COM • Definition of Absconder

... the causes that bring about a given desertion, and the conscious motives in the mind of the deserter. It is well for the social worker to make the latter the starting point in dealing with the man, accepting the most preposterous as at least worthy of discussion. The absconder is often too inarticulate and ill at ease to give a clear picture of what was in his mind when he went away. If he was out of work, it may have been a perfectly sincere belief that he would find work elsewhere, or perhaps only a speculative ...

— Broken Homes - A Study of Family Desertion and its Social Treatment • Joanna C. Colcord