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Definition of Escaper
1. n. One who escapes.
Definition of Escaper
1. Noun. Person who escapes. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Escaper
1. one that escapes [n -S] - See also: escapes
Lexicographical Neighbors of Escaper
Literary usage of Escaper
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Memoirs of a Great Detective: Incidents in the Life of John Wilson Murray by John Wilson Murray (1905)
"She looked full at me, then walked away. It was my last glimpse of the lady with
the piercing black eyes." LIV AN escaper OF GENIUS A MAN of many disguises ..."
2. Prisoners of War in Britain 1756 to 1815: A Record of Their Lives, Their by Francis Abell (1914)
"... XX LOUIS VANHILLE : A FAMOUS escaper I DEVOTED Chapter VII to the record of
Tom Souville, a famous ship-prison-breaker, and in this I hope to give quite ..."
3. The Englishman's Hebrew and Chaldee Concordance of the Old Testament by George V. Wigram (1866)
"14. ye that are escaped of the nations: none of them shall remain or escape (lit.
escaper go forth) a remainder or escaper) none of the remnant... shall ..."
4. Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of English Usage by Inc. Merriam-Webster (1994)
"escaper is an older word, first recorded in 1611. It is now rarely seen, ...
1980 Our scanty recent evidence for escaper is all from British sources they ..."
5. The Englishman's Hebrew and Chaldee concordance of the Old Testament[based by William De Burgh (1860)
"«caper go forth) a remainder or escaper) 44:14.none of the remnant...shall escape (lit.
Lam. Eze. there shall be no escaper) Joel ..."
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