escapee
noun
es·cap·ee
i-ˌskā-ˈpē 
ˌe-(ˌ)skā-,
ˌe-skə-
: one that has escaped
especially
: an escaped prisoner
Examples of escapee in a Sentence
an escapee from the local jail
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Reason to hope As a result of their rarity from the 1950s to 1980s, scientists – including myself – believed that any flamingos sighted intermittently around Florida were not wild birds but rather escapees from captive populations.
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Jerome Lorenz, The Conversation, 14 Oct. 2025
The Catskills have always been a retreat—first for 19th-century painters and writers, later for city escapees chasing mountain air and summer swims.
—Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 11 Oct. 2025
Alex takes the baby and flees, along with Tall Pines Academy escapee Abbie (Sydney Topliffe).
—Adrianne Webster, Glamour, 10 Oct. 2025
Groves, like the other nine escapees, has also been charged with simple escape.
—Rachel Treisman, NPR, 9 Oct. 2025
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Jerome Lorenz, The Conversation, 14 Oct. 2025
The Catskills have always been a retreat—first for 19th-century painters and writers, later for city escapees chasing mountain air and summer swims.
—Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 11 Oct. 2025
Alex takes the baby and flees, along with Tall Pines Academy escapee Abbie (Sydney Topliffe).
—Adrianne Webster, Glamour, 10 Oct. 2025
Groves, like the other nine escapees, has also been charged with simple escape.
—Rachel Treisman, NPR, 9 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for escapee
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“Escapee.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/escapee. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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escapee
noun
es·cap·ee
is-ˌkāp-ˈē
: one that has escaped
especially
: an escaped prisoner
Legal Definition
escapee
noun
es·ca·pee
is-ˌkā-ˈpē, ˌes-kā-
: a person who escapes
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