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fugitive

noun
/ˈfjuːd͡ʒɪtɪv/

Etymology

From Middle English fugitive, fugityve, fugityf, fugitife, fugytif, fugitif, from Latin fugitīvus.

  1. derived from fugitīvus
  2. inherited from fugitive

Definitions

  1. A person who flees or escapes and travels secretly from place to place, and sometimes…

    A person who flees or escapes and travels secretly from place to place, and sometimes using disguises and aliases to conceal their identity, as to avoid law authorities in order to avoid an arrest or prosecution, or to avoid some other unwanted situation.

  2. Fleeing or running away

    Fleeing or running away; escaping.

    • I found afterwards that he was the chauffeur, who filled the gaps left by a succession of fugitive butlers.

  3. Transient, fleeting or ephemeral.

  4. ›+ 2 more definitions

    1. Elusive or difficult to retain.

    2. To render someone a fugitive

      To render someone a fugitive; to drive into escape or exile.

      • Her son Thomas was fugitived in the persecution.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA