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ESCAPOLOGIST
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Dictionary entry overview: What does escapologist mean?
• ESCAPOLOGIST (noun)
The noun ESCAPOLOGIST has 1 sense:
1. an entertainer who is expert in the art of escaping
Familiarity information: ESCAPOLOGIST used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
An entertainer who is expert in the art of escaping
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
escape expert; escapologist
Hypernyms ("escapologist" is a kind of...):
conjurer; conjuror; illusionist; magician; prestidigitator (someone who performs magic tricks to amuse an audience)
Instance hyponyms:
Erik Weisz; Harry Houdini; Houdini (United States magician (born in Hungary) famous for his ability to escape from chains or handcuffs or straitjackets or padlocked containers (1874-1926))
Derivation:
escapology (the study of methods of escaping (especially as a form of entertainment))
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