fugitive
🇺🇸
/ˈfjuːdʒətɪv/
🇬🇧
/ˈfjuːdʒətɪv/
noun
R
someone who has run away to avoid being caught
The police are searching for the fugitive who escaped from prison.
adjective
R
trying to avoid being caught
The fugitive criminal was hiding in the basement.
R
lasting for a very short time
She had a fugitive smile that disappeared as quickly as it appeared.
translation
someone who has run away to avoid being caught
trying to avoid being caught; lasting for a very short time
Word Forms
Plural
fugitives