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skip tracer

or skip-trac·er

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noun

an investigator whose job is to locate missing persons, especially debtors.

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Related forms

skip tracing, noun
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British Dictionary definitions for skip tracer

skip tracer

noun

US and Canadian a person employed to search for missing debtors or defendants who have absconded whilst on bail
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012