escapee
noun
es·cap·ee
i-ˌskā-ˈpē 
ˌe-(ˌ)skā-,
ˌe-skə-
: one that has escaped
especially
: an escaped prisoner
Examples of escapee in a Sentence
an escapee from the local jail
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Keep heading east, and our escapees will eventually find an AMC Movie Theater near Sweetwater.
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Pat Beall, The Orlando Sentinel, 29 June 2025
Antoine Massey, a serial escapee who vanished from a New Orleans jail with nine other inmates just after midnight on May 16, was arrested Friday afternoon in New Orleans, the Orleans Parish Sheriff’s Office said.
—Zoe Sottile, CNN Money, 27 June 2025
Derrick Groves, the other escapee, remains at large.
—Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 27 June 2025
Additional law enforcement partners have been brought in to find these escapees and a BOLO has been disseminated.
—Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 June 2025
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Pat Beall, The Orlando Sentinel, 29 June 2025
Antoine Massey, a serial escapee who vanished from a New Orleans jail with nine other inmates just after midnight on May 16, was arrested Friday afternoon in New Orleans, the Orleans Parish Sheriff’s Office said.
—Zoe Sottile, CNN Money, 27 June 2025
Derrick Groves, the other escapee, remains at large.
—Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 27 June 2025
Additional law enforcement partners have been brought in to find these escapees and a BOLO has been disseminated.
—Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for escapee
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“Escapee.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/escapee. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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escapee
noun
es·cap·ee
is-ˌkāp-ˈē
: one that has escaped
especially
: an escaped prisoner
Legal Definition
escapee
noun
es·ca·pee
is-ˌkā-ˈpē, ˌes-kā-
: a person who escapes
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