escapist

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noun

es·​cap·​ist

-pə̇st

plural -s

: one that escapes

specifically : one guilty of or given to escapism

the … idyllic ecstasy of a romantic primitivist or escapist

—Douglas Bush

he has been called an escapist, a perennial tenant of the ivory tower, a man who writes about life while taking great pains to remain aloof from it

—W. M. Kunstler

a daydreamer, an escapist, a lover of peace

—William Saroyan

escapist

2 of 2

adjective

" 

: befitting an escapist or escapism

escapist visions

escapist literature

Word History

Etymology

Noun

escape entry 1 + -ist

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Rhymes for escapist

• rapist