refugitive means A fugitive who seeks refuge in another state or country. Lexicurio rates it Rare gem — a strength score of 78 out of 100.
Etymology
Blend of refugee + fugitive.
noun
- A fugitive who seeks refuge in another state or country.“Defeated in 1836, a rebel and a refugitive in 1837, an exile struggling with misfortune and, at the best, uncongenial conditions for a long term of years, Mackenzie was not only restored to Canada, but again had a constituency at his back and ...”
adj
- Pertaining to refuge.“The settlements of a refugitive nature (2a) are hard to be determined. First of all they were conditioned by the occasional refugitive needs of the people and their property.”