escapee

See also: escapée

English

Alternative forms

• escapée

Etymology

From escape +‎ -ee.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˌɛsˌkeɪˈpi/, /əˈskeɪˌpi/

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• Rhymes: -iː

Noun

escapee (plural escapees)

1. Someone who has become free through escaping imprisonment.
2. Someone who has escaped.
3. (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