escapist

The definition of an escapist is someone who escapes from reality and retreats into fantasy.

(noun)

A person who reads romance novels all day to escape her boring love life is an example of an escapist.

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See escapist in Webster's New World College Dictionary

adjective

characterized by, expressing, or catering to escapism

noun

a person whose behavior, writing, etc. is escapist

See escapist in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adjective
Indulging in or characterized by escapism.

Related Forms:

  • es·capˈist noun

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