Word of the Day
: August 26, 2021fugitive
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noun
FYOO-juh-tiv
What It Means
A fugitive is a person who runs away to avoid being captured or arrested.
// News channels showed frequent descriptions of the fugitive.
fugitive in Context
"Subsequent to Hopkins' arrest, an arrest warrant for his mother … was issued on July 9, 2021 for harboring a fugitive from justice." — Kathleen Guill, The Frederick (Oklahoma) Press-Leader, 13 Jul. 2021
Did You Know?
Fugitive was adopted into English as both a noun and an adjective in the 14th century from the Latin adjective fugitivus, which itself comes from the verb fugere, meaning “to flee.”
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Fill in the blanks to complete a word for a person who wanders from place to place without a fixed home: _ a _ _ _ on _.
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