fugitive
//ˈfjuː.dʒɪ.tɪv//
Noun
fugitiveSingular
fugitivesPlural
1
A person who has escaped from captivity or is in hiding, especially to avoid arrest or persecution.
The fugitive hid in the mountains to escape the police.
2
A person who flees or tries to escape from something.
She became a fugitive from her troubled past.
Adjective
fugitiveCanonical form
1
Quick to disappear; fleeting or transient.
She tried to capture the fugitive beauty of the sunset.
2
Relating to or characteristic of a fugitive; running away or escaping.
The police followed the fugitive trail through the forest.