fugitive
[noun]
Synonyms:
- runaway, deserter, escapee, refugee
[adjective]
Synonyms:
- momentary, brief, ephemeral, fleeting, passing, short-lived, temporary, transient, transitory

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I. fu‧gi‧tive¹ /ˈfjuːdʒətɪv, ˈfjuːdʒɪtɪv/ noun [countable]
someone who is trying to avoid being caught by the police
fugitive from
a fugitive from US justice

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II. fugitive² adjective [only before noun]
[Date: 1300-1400; Language: French; Origin: fugitif, from Latin fugere 'to run away']

1. trying to avoid being caught by the police

2. literary lasting for a very short time:
rare and fugitive visits

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fugitive
noun
ADJ. hunted, wanted one of the most wanted fugitives sought by the Italian police
PREP. ~ from a sanctuary where fugitives from justice could shelter

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