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escape artists

escape artists is the plural of escape artist.

Meaning of escape artist

Noun

escape artist (plural escape artists)

  1. A person who is skilled at escaping from confinement, for example from prisons.
    • Whether he is an escape artist, whether he is a known troublemaker and agitator, fights, and one thing or another. All these things are taken into consideration by the committee before a decision is made.1972, United States. Congress. House. Select Committee on Crime, American Prisons in Turmoil: Hearings, page 615
  2. An entertainer who performs escapes from perilous situations such as cages, coffins, and straitjackets.

Questions about escape artists

What is escape artists the plural of?
Escape artists is the plural of escape artist.

Words near escape artists in the dictionary

  1. escapage
  2. escapages
  3. escape
  4. escape artist
  5. escape artistry
  6. escape artists
  7. escape character
  8. escape characters
  9. escape clause
  10. escape clauses
  11. escape fire

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