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fugitive

/ˈfjuːd͡ʒɪtɪv/ · noun

Meaning

  1. A person who flees or escapes and travels secretly from place to place, and sometimes using disguises and aliases to conceal his/her 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
  3. Transient, fleeting or ephemeral
  4. Elusive or difficult to retain

Etymology / origin

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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