escapee

See also: escapée

English

Alternative forms

escapée

Etymology

escape +‎ -ee

Pronunciation

(General American) IPA^(key): /ˌɛsˌkeɪˈpi/, /əˈskeɪˌpi/
Audio (US) (file)
Rhymes: -iː

Noun

escapee (plural escapees)

Someone who has become free through escaping imprisonment.
Someone who has escaped.
(botany) A plant that has escaped from cultivation.

Synonyms

(someone who has escaped): escaper

Related terms

escape

Translations

someone free through escaping imprisonment

Bulgarian: беглец (bg) m (beglec)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 逃犯 (zh) (táofàn)
Czech: uprchlík (cs) m
Finnish: karkuri (fi)
German: Flüchtling (de) m
Icelandic: flóttamaður (is) m
Maori: taurewa, rerenga
Russian: бегле́ц (ru) (begléc)
Swedish: rymling (sv) c

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