escapee
pronunciation
How to pronounce escapee in British English:
UK [ɪˌskeɪˈpi:]
How to pronounce escapee in American English:
US [ɪˌskeˈpi, ˌɛske-]
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- Noun:
- someone who escapes
Word Origin
- escapee (n.)
- "escaped prisoner or convict," 1865, American English, from escape (v.) + -ee.
Example
- 1. The police are beating the town for the escapee .
- 2. Who are you ? How dare you enter my-wait a minute ...... the american escapee !
- 3. The scraped escapee taped the grapes into various .
- 4. But he is better regarded as an escapee from india who made his fortune only after leaving the country as a young man .
- 5. The escapee descended upon the house and killed the old man and his son .