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escapee Definition

es·capee (e skāpē′, -skā′pē, -i-; es′kā pē)

noun

a person who has escaped, esp. from confinement

escapee Usage Examples

Preposition: from

  • farm: This, coupled with the escapees from the rainbow trout farm, makes Loch Earn a very strange water to fish.
  • captivity: It is thought that the Yorkshire birds arrived of their own volition and that they are more than likely to be escapees from captivity.
  • asylum: Apart from the obvious; a baby-sitter terrorized by an escapee from an asylum.
  • city: We were mostly escapees from the cities, thankful for a change of scene and pace.

Converse of object

  • prevent: An important point to ensure is that the cage can be securely fastened to prevent escapees.
  • assist: It was primarily intended to reward those foreign civilians who had assisted British escapees in enemy occupied territory.
  • have: At one time, Edith had 35 escapees in her establishment.
  • help: By this time, the German occupation authorities had become suspicious that someone was helped escapees to avoid the German forces.

Adjective modifier

  • would-be: These days the infamous former prison that claimed the lives of many a would-be escapee is now a national park.
  • other: Jessie appeals to Bob about Harry Bassinger: she manages to persuade him that other escapees might be in danger.
  • recent: Muntjac and Chinese water deer are more recent escapees, and have also increased.
  • wild: Origin: Unknown, likely wild boar farm escapees.
  • early: A group of 9, having shed some of the earlier escapees, now included Clarke, Waller, Steve HUBBARD ( 2nd cat.
  • Jewish: Category V: Jewish escapees from these three camps.

Modifies a noun

rainbow: Most anglers either bait fish from the shore or search out the big escapee rainbows by trolling.

Noun used with modifier

  • prison: Scott Lawrence 1967 George Medal DS Threatened with a rifle when he attempted to arrest a prison escapee in a house at Highbury.
  • boar: Origin: Unknown, likely wild boar farm escapees.
  • farm: Origin: Unknown, likely wild boar farm escapees.
  • garden: Himalayan balsam, a garden escapee has been found at a number of sites along the river.