fugitive
2fugitive
nounDefinition of FUGITIVE
1
: a person who flees or tries to escape; especially : refugee
2
: something elusive or hard to find
See Examples of FUGITIVE
- They discovered that the slave was a fugitive.
First Known Use of FUGITIVE
14th century
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