Someone who gets tied up at work?

• Houdini, for example
• Game played when up against difficult case, meaning one may be tied up at work?
• Someone who is expert in the art of escaping

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 ]

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 .