evader

e·vade  (-vd)

v. e·vad·ed, e·vad·ing, e·vades

v.tr.

1. To escape or avoid by cleverness or deceit: evade arrest.

2.

a. To avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing: evade responsibility. See Synonyms at escape.

b. To fail to make payment of (taxes).

3. To avoid giving a direct answer to.

4. To baffle or elude: The accident evades explanation.

v.intr.

1. To practice evasion.

2. To use cleverness or deceit in avoiding or escaping.

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[French évader, from Latin vdere : -, ex-, ex- + vdere, to go.]

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e·vada·ble, e·vadi·ble adj.

e·vader n.

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Any person isolated in hostile or unfriendly territory who eludes capture.