fugitive — a person who has escaped from captivity or is in hiding to avoid arrest or persecution
Part of speech: NOUN
Definition: a person who has escaped from captivity or is in hiding to avoid arrest or persecution
Pronunciation (IPA): /ˈfjuːdʒɪtɪv/
Example Sentences
- The bank robber became a fugitive after escaping through the bathroom window.
- Her fugitive beauty was like a shooting star - brilliant but brief.
- The fugitive hid in a pizza delivery truck, but got caught when he couldn't resist eating the pepperoni.
fugitive
NOUN[/ˈfjuːdʒɪtɪv/]
a person who has escaped from captivity or is in hiding to avoid arrest or persecution
Escaped prisoner on the run
A fugitive finds his sensitive heart through primitive art.
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🎤Pronunciation
🌳Etymology
Origin
From Latin 'fugitivus' meaning 'fleeing' or 'apt to flee', derived from the verb 'fugere' meaning 'to flee' or 'to run away'.
Breakdown
fug- (flee, run away) + -itive (tending to, apt to) = fugitive (one who flees)
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🔗Collocations
📝Examples
“The bank robber became a fugitive after escaping through the bathroom window.”
“Her fugitive beauty was like a shooting star - brilliant but brief.”
“The fugitive hid in a pizza delivery truck, but got caught when he couldn't resist eating the pepperoni.”
“Only fugitive memories remain of that magical summer.”
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