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escaper

escaper noun: a person who escapes.

Noun

escaper (plural escapers)

  1. A person who escapes.
    • The timing of the incident raised the question, almost certainly destined to remain unanswered, of whether, having allowed the escapers to pass by unhindered, the culprit had waited specifically for the yellow jersey group before sowing his mischief.2012 July 15, Richard Williams, Tour de France 2012: Carpet tacks cannot force Bradley Wiggins off track, Guardian Unlimited
    Synonyms:
    escapee
  2. A program or algorithm for escaping text.
    • an HTML escaper; a query escaper

Synonyms of escaper

Forms of escaper

pluralescapers

Origin of escaper

From escape + -er.

Questions about escaper

What does escaper mean?
Escaper means a person who escapes.
What part of speech is escaper?
Escaper is a noun.
What is the plural of escaper?
The plural of escaper is escapers.

Words near escaper in the dictionary

  1. escapelands
  2. escapeless
  3. escapelessness
  4. escapement
  5. escapements
  6. escaper
  7. escapers
  8. escapery
  9. escapes
  10. escapest
  11. escapeth

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