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escapologist
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Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. An entertainer skilled in the art of escapology.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
performer who specializes in getting out of confinement, 1926; see escape + -ologist . Related: Escapology .
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
Word definitions in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ He had remembered what the escapologist had taught him! ▪ The would-be statesman is now an aspirant escapologist .
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. someone who is expert in the art of escaping [syn: escape expert ]
Usage examples of escapologist.
Harry Houdini, the famous escapologist, did that once when a trick went wrong.
And this week, the world famous escapologist Houdini was going to free himself from his water torture cell before their very eyes!
This was the theatre-in-the-round of western prosperity: a great, gobbling, yelling, laughing stage crowded with fat ladies and dwarfs, marionettes on strings, fire-eaters, strong men and lots of escapologists.