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escapee

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

es·cap·ee

[ih-skey-pee, es-key-]
noun
a person who escapes, especially from a prison or other place of detention.

Origin:
1860–65; escape + -ee
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escapee (ɪˌskeɪˈpiː)
 
n
a person who has escaped, esp an escaped prisoner

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