Elusive (adjective):hard to find, capture, or isolate

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This word was encounter in the article “Walk with Me” by David L. Ulin which states ” Like las Vegas itself, he was elusive; I’d see him , and then I would not.”This was located on the first paragraph,second to last sentence.

When I encounter this word I was stuck on what it meant. Once I actually looked it up I knew that the word meant that it was difficult to capture or find. So what this meant to me is that for somebody who is trying to find an animal for example that it will be difficult for them to find the animal. So in the sentence” Like las Vegas itself, he was elusive; I’d see him , and then I would not it meant that the homeless guy that she was seeing was never solid. Which meant that he was always disappearing and appearing and it was hard too actually know where he was at all times.