Plural of fugitive

Forms of fugitive

Fugitives in a sentence

• The border has been sealed until the fugitives are found.From the entry seal
• Fugitives from the Hadrianic wars also probably found refuge in Arabia.1919, H[einrich] Graetz, translated by A[braham] B[enedict] Rhine, Popular History of the Jews, volume II, New York, N.Y.: Hebrew…. From the entry Hadrianic
• The ordinance affirmed the common-law right of masters to recapture fugitives on their own, without coming before a magistrate.2005, Akhil Reed Amar, America's Constitution: A Biography. From the entry recaption
• Approaching the bottom, valor suddenly vanished; they fled like fugitives.1967, William Manchester, The Death of a President: November 20–November 25, 1963, New York, N.Y.; Evanston, Ill.: Harper & Row, →OCLC…. From the entry douzeper
• The region was remote; the early explorers were pirates, fugitives and fringers, followed by miscellaneous settlers, to the effect that Camberwell had been inhabited for many thousands of years.1998, Jack Vance, Night Lamp…. From the entry fringer

Meaning of fugitive

1. 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.
2. adjective Fleeing or running away; escaping.
3. adjective Transient, fleeting or ephemeral.

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Questions about the plural of fugitive

What is the plural of fugitive?

The plural of fugitive is fugitives.

Is fugitive countable?

Fugitive is a countable noun.