Escapee (Noun)
Meaning
Someone who escapes.
Classification
Nouns denoting people.
Examples
- The police were searching for the escapee who had broken out of the maximum-security prison the night before.
- After a thorough investigation, the authorities finally caught the escapee who had been on the run for weeks.
- The escapee was last seen fleeing the scene of the crime in a stolen car.
- The prison officials were under scrutiny for allowing the escapee to slip through their security measures.
- The escapee was considered to be highly dangerous and the public was warned to be on the lookout for him.