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.
adjective Fleeing or running away; escaping.
adjective Transient, fleeting or ephemeral.
adjective Elusive or difficult to retain.
verb To render someone a fugitive; to drive into escape or exile.