scarper meaning

Definition of scarper

1. flee; take to one's heels; cut and run
   • If you see this man, run!
   • The burglars escaped before the police showed up

   Synonyms: scat, run, turn tail, lam, run away, hightail it, bunk, head for the hills, take to the woods, escape, fly the coop, break away

   Type of: leave

   Kinds: flee, skedaddle