Houdini, Harry

Cultural  

1. An American magician of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, famed for his ability to escape from straitjackets, chains, handcuffs, and locked chests.

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Example Sentences

Bess Houdini, Harry Houdini’s widow, held a séance in 1936 on the Knickerbocker’s rooftop in a final attempt to communicate with the dead magician.

From New York Times

He is known as Houdini Harry for his expertise at guiding teams as they save themselves in relegation dogfights, but to do that, he first has to persuade club owners to speculate and spend on the players he feels can “do the business.”

From New York Times