escape artist
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.41 in modern English
16
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A person who is skilled at escaping from confinement, for example from prisons.
noun
An entertainer who performs escapes from perilous situations such as cages, coffins, and straitjackets.
Example Sentences
- "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."
- "They do not mention that if the dog is like Nero, it can be a regular escape artist, pulling out chains or breaking ropes."