fugitive

<font size="-1" face="arial, helvetica"> <p> <strong> <font color="#000066">Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for August 26, 2021 is:</font> </strong> </p> <p> <strong>fugitive</strong> &#149; \FYOO-juh-tiv\&nbsp; &#149; <em>noun</em><br /> <p>A <em>fugitive</em> is a person who runs away to avoid being captured or arrested. </p> <p>// News channels showed frequent descriptions of the <em>fugitive</em>.</p> <p><a href="https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fugitive#h2">See the entry ></a></p> </p> <p> <strong>Examples:</strong><br /> <p>"Subsequent to Hopkins' arrest, an arrest warrant for his mother … was issued on July 9, 2021 for harboring a <em>fugitive</em> from justice." — Kathleen Guill, <em>The Frederick (Oklahoma) Press-Leader</em>, 13 Jul. 2021</p> </p> <p> <strong>Did you know?</strong><br /> <p><em>Fugitive</em> was adopted into English as both a noun and an adjective in the 14th century from the Latin adjective <em>fugitivus</em>, which itself comes from the verb <em>fugere,</em> meaning “to flee.” </p> <br /><br /> </p> </font>