escapee

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escapee

/ˌɛsˌkeɪˈpi/ US
/əˈskeɪˌpi/ US

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From escape + -ee.

noun escapees · escapée

Someone who has become free through escaping imprisonment.
Someone who has escaped.
Similar: escaper
A plant that has escaped from cultivation.

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noun someone free through escaping imprisonment

中文	逃犯 táofàn
Deutsch	Flüchtling
Русский	бегле́ц begléc

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@misc{escapee_2026,
  title = {escapee},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/escapee},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}