noun

fugitive

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noun

A person who is fleeing or hiding, especially to avoid arrest.

"The fugitive was captured at the border after weeks on the run."

adjective

Fleeing or running away.

"Police tracked the fugitive suspect across three states."

Lasting only a short time; fleeting.

"She tried to capture the fugitive beauty of the sunset in a photograph."

How to Use Fugitive

Learner’s notes

In plain EnglishSomeone running from the law, or, more broadly, something fleeting and hard to hold on to.

Common pairings

a fugitive from justice fugitive suspect fugitive moment

more fugitive comparative, fugitived past tense, fugitives plural, fugitives singular, most fugitive superlative

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The _____ was captured at the border after weeks on the run.

From Latin fugitīvus, related to fugiō, "to flee."

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