fugitive
Cross references:
1. transient
1. fu.gi.tive \'fyu:-j*t-iv\ aj [ME, fr. MF & L; MF fugitif, fr. L
fugitivus, fr. fugitus, pp]. of fugere to flee; akin to Gk pheugein to flee
and prob. to OHG biogan to bend - more at BOW 1: running away or intending
flight {~ slave ~ debtor} 2: moving from place to place : WANDERING 3a:
being of short duration 3b: difficult to grasp or retain : ELUSIVE 3c:
likely to evaporate, deteriorate, change, fade, or disappear 4: being of
transient interest : EPHEMERAL - fu.gi.tive.ly av
2. fugitive n 1: one who flees or tries to escape; specif : REFUGEE 2:
something elusive or hard to find