escapee

English

Etymology

escape +‎ -ee

Pronunciation

enPR: ĕs'kə-pē, IPA^(key): /ˈeskəpiː/
Rhymes: -iː

Noun

escapee (plural escapees)

Someone who has become free through escaping imprisonment.
Someone who has escaped.
(botany) A plant that has escaped from cultivation.

Related terms

escape

Translations

someone free through escaping imprisonment

Bulgarian: беглец (bg) m (beglec)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 逃犯 (zh)
Czech: uprchlík (cs) m
Finnish: karkuri (fi)

German: Flüchtling (de) m
Icelandic: flóttamaður (is) m
Maori: taurewa, rerenga
Russian: бегле́ц (ru) (begléc)
Swedish: rymling (sv) c

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