escapee

See also: escapée

English

Alternative forms

• escapée

Etymology

Etymology tree

English escape

Proto-Indo-European *-h₂

Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂

Proto-Indo-European *-tós

Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos

Proto-Italic *-ātos

Latin -ātus

Old French -ébor.

Middle English -ee

English -ee

English escapee

From escape + -ee.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˌɛsˌkeɪˈpi/, /əˈskeɪˌpi/

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• Rhymes: -iː

Noun

escapee (plural escapees)

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

Synonyms

• (someone who has escaped): escaper

Related terms

• escape

Translations

someone free through escaping imprisonment

• Bulgarian: беглец (bg) m (beglec)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 逃犯 (zh) (táofàn)

• Czech: uprchlík (cs) m
• Finnish: karkuri (fi)
• German: Flüchtling (de) m
• Icelandic: flóttamaður (is) m
• Māori: taurewa, rerenga
• Russian: бегле́ц (ru) (begléc)
• Swedish: rymling (sv) c