fugitive
n. countable B2 Upper Intermediate US //ˈfjudʒətɪv// UK //fjˈuːdʒɪtˌɪv// fugi·tive
n. a person who is hiding because the police want to arrest them. You use this word for someone who has run away to avoid being caught.
n. a person who has escaped from custody or is hiding to avoid arrest.
The fugitive hid in the forest for weeks.
Police released a sketch of the fugitive to help the public identify him.
The fugitive remained at large for months, evading capture through a series of clever disguises and careful movements.
From Middle English fugitive, fugityve, fugityf, fugitife, fugytif, fugitif, from Latin fugitīvus.