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escapee
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es·cap·ee  (-skp, sk-)
n.
One that has escaped, especially an escaped prisoner. See Usage Note at -ee1.
escapee
Noun
a person who has escaped from prison
Any person who has been physically captured by the enemy and succeeds in getting free. See also evasion and escape.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.escapee - someone who escapes
fugitive from justice, fugitive - someone who is sought by law officers; someone trying to elude justice
Translations
escapee [ɪskeɪˈpiː] n → fugado/a
escapee [ɪskeɪˈpiː] n → évadé(e)
escapee [ɪskeɪˈpiː] n → entwichener Häftling m
escapee [ɪskeɪˈpiː] n → evaso/a


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Information on jail escapees is available at 295-3515, -3516 and -3517.
SPREADING THE WORD NEIGHBOR SOUNDS JAILBREAK ALARM by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
Led by Thadeus Morelle, their "Redeemer," they convince trusting slaves to run away from their masters only to murder them and collect the bounty on the escapees.
Wray, John. Canaan's tongue, a novel by Kramer, Avi / Kliatt
Most escapees were women "who did not want to abandon their families but sought respite from plantation life" (113-4).
Black Life on the Mississippi: Slaves, Free Blacks and the Western ... by Mandle, Jay R. / Journal of Social History
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