English Explanatory Dictionary

fugitive

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. 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.
adj
  1. Fleeing or running away; escaping.
  2. Transient, fleeting or ephemeral.
  3. Elusive or difficult to retain.
verb
  1. To render someone a fugitive; to drive into escape or exile.

Pronunciation

/ˈfjuːd͡ʒɪtɪv/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-fugitive.wav

Word forms

fugitive fugitives more fugitive most fugitive fugitiving fugitived

Etymology

From Middle English fugitive, fugityve, fugityf, fugitife, fugytif, fugitif, from Latin fugitīvus.

Synonyms

abscotchalater nomad wanderer runaway

Related words

fugitive disentitlement fugitive dust fugitive from justice fugitive pigment

Derived words

fugitive emission fugitively fugitiveness fugitivism fugitivity nonfugitive refugitive
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