fugitive
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fugitive
- /ˈfjuːd͡ʒɪtɪv/
Where it comes from
From Middle English fugitive, fugityve, fugityf, fugitife, fugytif, fugitif, from Latin fugitīvus, from fugitō, from fugiō.
noun fugitives
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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.
“I don't mean all of your friends—only a small proportion—which, however, connects your circle with that deadly, idle, brainless bunch—the insolent chatterers at the opera,[…]the speed-mad fugitives from the furies of ennui, the neurotic victims of mental cirrhosis, the jewelled animals whose moral
Similar: abscotchalater, nomad, wanderer, runaway
adjective more fugitive · most fugitive
- Fleeing or running away; escaping. I found afterwards that he was the chauffeur, who filled the gaps left by a succession of fugitive butlers.
- Transient, fleeting or ephemeral. Turmeric can also dye a yellow, but it is very fugitive.
- Elusive or difficult to retain.
verb fugitives · fugitiving · fugitived
- To render someone a fugitive; to drive into escape or exile. Her son Thomas was fugitived in the persecution.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: runaway, short, fleeting, momentary, momentaneous, absconding, escaped, escapee, getaway, escape, deserter, rendition, run, elusive, hostile, diffused
Translations
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noun a person who is fleeing or escaping from something
| Español | fugitivo, prófugo |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 도망자 domangja |
| 日本語 | 逃亡者 tōbōsha |
| 中文 | 逃亡者 táowángzhě, 逃犯 táofàn |
| हिन्दी | भगोड़ा bhagoṛā, भग्गू bhaggū |
| Português | fugitivo, foragido |
| Français | fugitif, fugitive |
| Deutsch | Flüchtling |
| Italiano | latitante |
| Ελληνικά | φυγάς fygás |
| Română | fugar, fugară, evadat, evadată |
| Русский | бегле́ц begléc, бегля́нка begljánka |
| Tiếng Việt | người lánh nạn |
| العربية | هَارِب hārib, هَارِبَة hāriba |
| עברית | מבוקש, עבריין נמלט |
adj fleeing or running away
| Español | fugitivo, irado, forajido, prófugo |
|---|---|
| Português | fugitivo, foragido |
| Deutsch | flüchtig |
| Italiano | latitante |
| Română | fugitiv, fugar, trecător |
| Русский | бе́глый béglyj |
adj transient, fleeting or ephemeral
| Español | fugaz |
|---|---|
| Português | efêmero |
| Français | éphémère |
| Deutsch | flüchtig, vorübergehend, kurzlebig |
| Русский | мимолётный mimoljótnyj, скороте́чный skorotéčnyj, преходя́щий prexodjáščij |
Talk about this word "fugitive." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/fugitive. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. fugitive. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/fugitive "fugitive." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/fugitive.Cite this
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title = {fugitive},
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