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escapee

[ ih-skey-pee, es-key- ]

noun

  1. a person who escapes, especially from a prison or other place of detention.


escapee

/ ɪˌskeɪˈpiː /

noun

  1. a person who has escaped, esp an escaped prisoner


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Word History and Origins

Origin of escapee1

First recorded in 1860–65; escape + -ee

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Example Sentences

Years ago, as an escapee of the George W. Bush administration, I wrote a whole book about it.

When the goat squeezed under the dog leaped over and continued to herd the escapee toward the pen.

Jink, here, has a theory that it's some escapee from the paper-doll factory, with a machete.

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