escapology

[ih-skey-pol-uh-jee, es-key-]

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noun Chiefly British.

the method or skill of extricating oneself from handcuffs, chains, etc., as of a magician or other performer.

Origin of escapology

First recorded in 1935–40; escape + -o- + -logy

Related formses·cap·ol·o·gist, noun

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Related Words for escapologist

escapee, escapist, fugitive, runaway, Houdini, escapologist, evader

British Dictionary definitions for escapologist

escapologist

noun

an entertainer who specializes in freeing himself or herself from confinementAlso called: escape artist

Derived Formsescapology, noun

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Word Origin and History for escapologist

performer who specializes in getting out of confinement, 1926; see escape + -ology.