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🇰🇷Korean Source WordCode: KO

도망자

Pronunciation / Transliteration: domangja

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Fugitive/ˈfjuː.dʒɪ.tɪv/
nounadjectiveCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #4200 frequency
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🇰🇷 Example Sentence in Korean:

"경찰은 감옥에서 탈출한 도망자를 찾고 있습니다."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A person who is fleeing from custody or avoiding arrest.

    "The police are searching for the fugitive who escaped from prison last week."
As adjective
  1. 1

    Having the nature of fleeing or running away.

    "The fugitive nature of the storm made it difficult to predict its path."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Latin 'fugitivus', from 'fugere' meaning 'to flee'. Entering Middle English in the 15th century via Old French, it originally referred to someone running away from service or captivity, later expanding to anyone evading the law.

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