escapee

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

Origin of escapee

1
First recorded in 1860–65; escape + -ee

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escapee

/ (ɪˌskeɪˈpiː) /


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

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