fugitive
noun /ˈfjuːdʒətɪv/
/ˈfjuːdʒətɪv/
- fugitive (from somebody/something) a person who has escaped or is running away from somewhere and is trying to avoid being caught
- a fugitive from justice
- one of the most wanted fugitives sought by the Italian police
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- wanted
- dangerous
- be
- become
- remain
- …
- fugitive from
Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French fugitif, -ive, from Latin fugitivus, from fugere ‘flee’.