Synonyms for Fugitive (same or very similar meaning)
WordNet sense 1 (someone who flees from an uncongenial situation):
runaway, fleer
WordNet sense 2 (someone who is sought by law officers; someone trying to elude justice):
fugitive from justice
WordNet sense 3 (lasting for a markedly brief time):
fleeting, momentary, momentaneous
WordNet sense 4 (primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration):
short
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