escape artist
noun
: someone (such as a performer or criminal) unusually adept at escaping from confinement
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Harry Houdini became famous as an escape artist.
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Octopuses are smart enough to open jars, solve problems and are master escape artists.
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Alexandria Sands, Axios, 12 Mar. 2025
If your dog is an escape artist, fabric crates aren’t the right choice since they’re easily chewed through.
—Bestreviews, The Mercury News, 26 Feb. 2025
Here's everything to know about the escape artist's death — and if that infamous punch actually caused it.
—Emily Blackwood, People.com, 31 Oct. 2024
Harry Houdini was well known for his disappearing acts, but now the master escape artist and illusionist is set to make a big screen appearance for Walt Disney Studios.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 11 Dec. 2024
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Alexandria Sands, Axios, 12 Mar. 2025
If your dog is an escape artist, fabric crates aren’t the right choice since they’re easily chewed through.
—Bestreviews, The Mercury News, 26 Feb. 2025
Here's everything to know about the escape artist's death — and if that infamous punch actually caused it.
—Emily Blackwood, People.com, 31 Oct. 2024
Harry Houdini was well known for his disappearing acts, but now the master escape artist and illusionist is set to make a big screen appearance for Walt Disney Studios.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 11 Dec. 2024
See All Example Sentences for escape artist
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“Escape artist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/escape%20artist. Accessed 7 May. 2025.
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