Meaning
fugitive, runaway
- a person who is running away, especially from the law or custody
In a sentence
La polizia è riuscita a rintracciare il fuggitivo dopo settimane di indagini.
The police managed to track down the fugitive after weeks of investigation.
Il fuggitivo si nascondeva in una cascina abbandonata vicino al confine.
The fugitive was hiding in an abandoned farmhouse near the border.
Nessuno sa come il fuggitivo sia riuscito a superare i controlli.
No one knows how the fugitive managed to get through the checkpoints.
Word forms (2)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| fuggitivo | masculine · singular |
| fuggitivi | masculine · plural |
Usage notes
- Feminine counterpart is fuggitiva; plural is fuggitivi.