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1. (n.) fugitive
a person who is fleeing from prosecution or intolerable circumstances.
2. (adj.) fugitive
having taken flight, or run away:
a fugitive convict.
3. fugitive
fleeting; transitory.
4. fugitive
dealing with subjects of passing interest, as writings; ephemeral:
fugitive essays.
5. fugitive
wandering, roving, or vagabond.
Etymology: (1350–1400; ME fugitif < OF < L fugitīvus fleeing)
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| Definition of 'Fugitive' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) fugitive, runaway, fleer
someone who flees from an uncongenial situation
"fugitives from the sweatshops"
2. (adj) fugitive, fugitive from justice
someone who is sought by law officers; someone trying to elude justice
3. (adj) fleeting, fugitive, momentaneous, momentary
lasting for a markedly brief time
"a fleeting glance"; "fugitive hours"; "rapid momentaneous association of things that meet and pass"; "a momentary glimpse"
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| Definition of 'Fugitive' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (adj) Fugitive
fleeing from pursuit, danger, restraint, etc., escaping, from service, duty etc.; as, a fugitive solder; a fugitive slave; a fugitive debtor
2. (adj) Fugitive
not fixed; not durable; liable to disappear or fall away; volatile; uncertain; evanescent; liable to fade; -- applied to material and immaterial things; as, fugitive colors; a fugitive idea
3. (noun) Fugitive
one who flees from pursuit, danger, restraint, service, duty, etc.; a deserter; as, a fugitive from justice
4. (noun) Fugitive
something hard to be caught or detained
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Sense: a person who is running away (from the police etc)
a fugitive from justice.
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 Afrikaans: voortvlugtende |
 Arabic: هارِب |
 Bulgarian: беглец |
 Brazilian: fugitivo |
 Czech: uprchlík |
 German: der Flüchtling |
 Danish: flygtning |
 Greek: φυγάς |
 Spanish: fugitivo |
 Estonian: põgenik |
 Farsi: فراری |
 Finnish: karkuri |
 French: fugitif/-ive |
 Hebrew: נִמלָט |
 Hindi: भगोड़ा |
 Croatian: bjegunac |
 Hungarian: menekülő |
 Indonesian: pelarian |
 Icelandic: flóttamaður |
 Italian: fuggitivo, evaso |
 Japanese: 逃亡者 |
 Korean: 도망자 |
 Lithuanian: bėglys |
 Latvian: bēglis |
 Malay: pelarian |
 Dutch: vluchteling |
 Norwegian: flyktning, rømling |
 Polish: zbieg |
 Persian: فراری |
 Pashto: تښټیدلی |
 Portuguese: fugitivo |
 Romanian: fugar |
 Russian: беглец |
 Slovak: utečenec |
 Slovenian: ubežnik |
 Serbian: begunac |
 Swedish: rymling |
 Thai: ผู้ลี้ภัย |
 Turkish: kaçak |
 Taiwanese: 逃亡者 |
 Ukrainian: втікач; дезертир |
 Urdu: مفرور |
 Vietnamese: người chạy trốn hoặc lánh |
 Chinese: 逃亡者 |
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