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fugitive (**퓨**지티브)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/

Korean meaning: 탈주자, 도망자, 피의자

Korean pronunciation: **퓨**지티브

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

fugitive concept
💡 Concept

Escaped prisoner on the run

fugitive rhyme
🎵 Rhyme

A fugitive finds his sensitive heart through primitive art.

🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/ˈfjuːdʒɪtɪv/
🇬🇧 UK/ˈfjuːdʒɪtɪv/

🌳Etymology

Rootfug-
Suffix--itive

Origin

From Latin 'fugitivus' meaning 'fleeing' or 'apt to flee', derived from the verb 'fugere' meaning 'to flee' or 'to run away'.

🎵Rhyme

primitivesensitivepositive
primitive
sensitive
positive

🔗Collocations

fugitive from justice
capture a fugitive
fugitive slave
fugitive emotions
hunt down fugitives

📝Examples

😄 Fun example

The bank robber became a fugitive after escaping through the bathroom window.

Her fugitive beauty was like a shooting star - brilliant but brief.

😄 Fun example

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.

📚Related Words

Synonyms

runawayescapeerefugeeoutlawdeserter

Antonyms

captiveprisonerdetainee

Related

escaperefugepursuitmanhuntexile

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