Fugitive

Origin

From Old French fugitif, ultimately from Latin fugio

Full definition of fugitive

Noun

1. A person who is fleeing or escaping from something
• 1907, w, The Younger Set Chapter 6, “I don't mean all of your friends—only a small proportion—which, however, connects your circle with that deadly, idle, brainless bunch—the insolent chatterers at the opera,...the speed-mad fugitives from the furies of ennui, the neurotic victims of mental cirrhosis, … !”

Adjective

1. fleeing or running away
2. transient, fleeting or ephemeral
3. elusive or difficult to retain