fugitive: Meaning and Definition of

fu•gi•tive

1. a person who is fleeing, from prosecution, intolerable circumstances, etc.; a runaway: a fugitive from justice; a fugitive from a dictatorial regime.

1. having taken flight, or run away: a fugitive slave.
2. fleeting; transitory; elusive: fugitive thoughts that could not be formulated.
3. changing color as a result of exposure to light and chemical substances present in the atmosphere, in other pigments, or in the medium.
4. dealing with subjects of passing interest, as writings; ephemeral: fugitive essays.
5. wandering, roving, or vagabond: a fugitive carnival.