eloper

Definition

1. Noun:
   • A person who runs away secretly to get married: "eloper" refers to an individual who leaves their home or community in secret, typically to marry without the knowledge or consent of their family or social group.
   • A fugitive in a romantic context: More broadly, "eloper" can describe someone who flees with a lover, often to escape social constraints or disapproval.

Usage Examples

• (A person who runs away to marry secretly.)
• (A character who flees with a lover.)
• (A person who flees with a partner, sometimes viewed as a fugitive.)

Advanced Usage

• "to be an eloper at heart": to have a tendency or desire to escape social conventions, especially in love.

  • She always dreamed of being an eloper, marrying in a foreign country without telling anyone. (She wanted to escape family expectations in romance.)

• "the eloper's dilemma": the conflict between personal desire and social obligation.

  • The eloper's dilemma was whether to respect her parents' wishes or follow her heart. (The moral conflict of running away to marry.)

Variants and Related Words

• Elope (verb): to run away secretly to get married.

  • They decided to elope to Las Vegas rather than have a traditional wedding. (They ran away to marry privately.)

• Elopement (noun): the act of running away secretly to marry.

  • The elopement was kept a secret from their families for years. (The secret marriage escape.)

Synonyms

• Runaway: a person who has left home or a situation, often to escape.
• Fugitive: someone who flees, especially from the law or social obligations.
• Lover: in context, a person who runs away with a romantic partner.

Phrasal Verbs (Related)

• Run off with: to leave secretly with someone, especially to marry.

  • He ran off with his childhood sweetheart. (He eloped with her.)

• Make off: to leave quickly, often secretly.

  • The couple made off in the middle of the night. (They escaped secretly.)

Related Idioms

• Tie the knot in haste: to marry quickly and secretly.

  • They tied the knot in haste, becoming elopers without a proper ceremony. (They married secretly and quickly.)

• Leave without a trace: to disappear completely, as elopers often do.

  • The eloper left without a trace, leaving only a farewell note. (They vanished secretly.)