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
Recent Examples on the Web
Massachusetts gave refuge to escapees from Southern bondage and helped birth the Republican Party, the first anti-slavery coalition in world history.
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Richard Kreitner, Washington Post, 13 July 2024
Many would-be escapees are too old or too frightened to try.
—Trudy Rubin, The Mercury News, 20 June 2024
Anyone with information about the escapees has been asked to contact the Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff’s Office.
—Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 28 May 2024
Among the escapees was the Malian trafficker and militant Cheïbane Ould Hama, who was convicted of killing the American defense attaché William Bultemeier in a carjacking in Niamey in 2000, along with four Saudi tourists on safari near Mali in 2009.
—Andrew Lebovich, Foreign Affairs, 14 Aug. 2013
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Richard Kreitner, Washington Post, 13 July 2024
Many would-be escapees are too old or too frightened to try.
—Trudy Rubin, The Mercury News, 20 June 2024
Anyone with information about the escapees has been asked to contact the Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff’s Office.
—Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 28 May 2024
Among the escapees was the Malian trafficker and militant Cheïbane Ould Hama, who was convicted of killing the American defense attaché William Bultemeier in a carjacking in Niamey in 2000, along with four Saudi tourists on safari near Mali in 2009.
—Andrew Lebovich, Foreign Affairs, 14 Aug. 2013
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“Escapee.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/escapee. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.
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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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