The prison escapee was quickly recaptured.
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Escapee
//ˌɛsˌkeɪˈpi//
Synonyms for "escapee" (10 found)
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Related words (5)
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5 entriesTranslations
10 translations across 9 languages.
Bulgarian
1 entries- беглец noun (someone free through escaping imprisonment)
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 逃犯 noun (someone free through escaping imprisonment)
Czech
1 entries- uprchlík noun (someone free through escaping imprisonment)
Finnish
1 entries- karkuri noun (someone free through escaping imprisonment)
German
1 entries- Flüchtling noun (someone free through escaping imprisonment)
Icelandic
1 entries- flóttamaður noun (someone free through escaping imprisonment)
Māori
2 entries- rerenga noun (someone free through escaping imprisonment)
- taurewa noun (someone free through escaping imprisonment)
Russian
1 entries- бегле́ц noun (someone free through escaping imprisonment)
Swedish
1 entries- rymling noun (someone free through escaping imprisonment)
Sample sentences
4 total sentences available.
Layla was a prison escapee.
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Sami is an escapee.
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Police officers are on the hunt for the escapee.
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