A fugitive is someone who is running away or hiding, usually in order to avoid being caught by the police. the fugitive train robber. someone who is trying to avoid being caught by the police fugitive from
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
A dyestuff that will quickly fade through washing or exposure to light Not colorfast
someone who flees from an uncongenial situation; "fugitives from the sweatshops"
A person suspected of doing something wrong that runs away or tries to escape the law
lasting for a markedly brief time; "a fleeting glance"; "fugitive hours"; "rapid momentaneous association of things that meet and pass"; "a momentary glimpse"
One who runs away to avoid arrest, prosecution or imprisonment Many extradition laws also call the suspect a "fugitive" although, in that context, it does not necessarily mean that the suspect was trying to hide in the country from which extradition is being sought