escapee — es·ca·pee /is ˌkā pē, ˌes kā / n: a person who escapes Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. escapee … Law dictionary
escapee — 1865, Amer.Eng., from ESCAPE (Cf. escape) + EE (Cf. ee) … Etymology dictionary
escapee — is first recorded in use by Walt Whitman, who refers to southern escapees in a memoir (1875–6) of his experiences as a hospital visitor during the American Civil War. It has come in for much adverse criticism from those who think that escaper (on … Modern English usage
escapee — [n] fugitive defector, deserter, dodger, escaped prisoner, hunted person, jail breaker, refugee, runaway; concept 412 … New thesaurus
escapee — [e skā′pē΄, eskā΄pē′, i skā′pē΄, iskā΄pē; es΄kā pē′] n. a person who has escaped, esp. from confinement … English World dictionary
escapee — UK [ɪˌskeɪˈpiː] / US [ɪˌskeɪˈpɪ] noun [countable] Word forms escapee : singular escapee plural escapees someone who has escaped from prison … English dictionary
escapee — [[t]ɪske͟ɪpi͟ː[/t]] escapees N COUNT An escapee is a person who has escaped from somewhere, especially from prison … English dictionary
escapee — /ɛskəˈpi/ (say eskuh pee) noun someone who has escaped, as from internment, imprisonment, etc. Also, escaper. Usage: Escaper has appeared in Australian English since the 1980s as an alternative to escapee, a substitution which has the advantage… …
escapee — Any person who has been physically captured by the enemy and succeeds in getting free. See also evasion and escape … Military dictionary
escapee — noun Date: circa 1866 one that has escaped; especially an escaped prisoner … New Collegiate Dictionary
