Transient, fleeting or ephemeral.
Elusive or difficult to retain.
Fleeing or running away; escaping.
A person who flees or escapes and travels secretly from place to place, and sometimes using disguises and aliases to conceal his/her identity, as to avoid law authorities in order to avoid an arrest or prosecution; or to avoid some other unwanted situation.
Existing only for a short time or short times; transient, ephemeral.
Not permanent; existing only for a period or periods of time.
A temporary variable.
One serving for a limited time; short-term employee.