Usage Note
Fuyard carries a connotation of cowardice alongside flight — it is not neutral like fugueur (runaway child). The feminine form is une fuyarde. It can also be used adjectivally to describe someone prone to fleeing: un soldat fuyard.
Examples
"Les fuyards ont été rattrapés à la frontière."
Natural Translation
The fugitives were caught at the border.
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