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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It is believed that the escapees allegedly kicked down a steel door before scaling a barbed wire fence, according to officials.
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Christina Shaw, Fox News, 17 Oct. 2024
The successful escapees navigated back up the esophagus and exited tail-first from the predator’s gills.
—Bygennaro Tomma, science.org, 9 Sep. 2024
Arriving in London, he’s greeted by his older sister Arianna (Vittoria Planeta, wonderful) as one prison escapee might complicitly welcome another.
—Guy Lodge, Variety, 5 Sep. 2024
In fact, Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Lu Kang said that the first group of escapees used valid documents to cross the border from China into Thailand legally.
—Jonathan Corrado, Foreign Affairs, 9 June 2016
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Christina Shaw, Fox News, 17 Oct. 2024
The successful escapees navigated back up the esophagus and exited tail-first from the predator’s gills.
—Bygennaro Tomma, science.org, 9 Sep. 2024
Arriving in London, he’s greeted by his older sister Arianna (Vittoria Planeta, wonderful) as one prison escapee might complicitly welcome another.
—Guy Lodge, Variety, 5 Sep. 2024
In fact, Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Lu Kang said that the first group of escapees used valid documents to cross the border from China into Thailand legally.
—Jonathan Corrado, Foreign Affairs, 9 June 2016
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“Escapee.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/escapee. Accessed 17 Nov. 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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