All 3 Uses of
fugitive
in
Fahrenheit 451
- Wanted: Fugitive in city.
p. 117.8fugitive = someone hiding from law enforcement officers
- ...had seen a man, a very extraordinary sight, a man strolling, a rarity, and simply said, "Let's get him," not knowing he was the fugitive Mr. Montag,
p. 122.3
- The fugitive cannot escape if everyone in the next minute looks from his house.
p. 132.0 *
Definitions:
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(1)
(fugitive as in: she is a fugitive) someone who is running away or hiding to avoid arrest or an unpleasant situation
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(2)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) meaning too rare to warrant focus:
Much more rarely, "fugitive" may describe something that lasts for a very short time; as in "a fugitive impression."