fugitive

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English fugitive, fugityve, fugityf, fugitife, fugytif, fugitif, from Latin fugitīvus. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈfjuːd͡ʒɪtɪv/ Hyphenation: fu‧gi‧tive === Noun === fugitive (plural fugitives) 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. ==== Synonyms ==== abscotchalater (archaic) nomad wanderer runaway ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Adjective === fugitive (comparative more fugitive, superlative most fugitive) Fleeing or running away; escaping. Transient, fleeting or ephemeral. Elusive or difficult to retain. ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Verb === fugitive (third-person singular simple present fugitives, present participle fugitiving, simple past and past participle fugitived) (transitive) To render someone a fugitive; to drive into escape or exile. == French == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /fy.ʒi.tiv/ Rhymes: -iv Homophone: fugitives === Noun === fugitive f (plural fugitives) female equivalent of fugitif: a female fugitive === Further reading === “fugitive”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Latin == === Adjective === fugitīve vocative masculine singular of fugitīvus