Fugitive
/fjˈudʒətɪv/
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Definition
(noun) 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.
Sentence Examples
I was on the alert for a fugitive criminal.
The fugitive surfaced in a small town fifty miles from here but then disappeared again.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The police launched a massive manhunt to capture the ____ who had escaped from the prison earlier that day.