escapologistn.

/ɛskəˈpɒlədʒɪst/

/ɛskeɪˈpɒlədʒɪst/

Etymology: < escap- (in escape n.¹) + -ologist comb. form.

A performer skilled in extricating himself from knots, handcuffs, confinement in a box, etc. Also transferred and figurative (= escapist n. 1, 2).

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > acrobatic performance > [noun] > acrobat > others

feat-worker1617

hoop-mana1668

trampolinist1843

somersaulter1850

stilt-walker1863

escapologist1926

the mind > mental capacity > psychology > theory of psychoanalysis > libido > transfer of feelings > [noun] > distraction from reality > one who seeks

escapologist1926

escapist1933

1926 Glasgow Herald 1 Oct. 6 An Australian ‘Escapologist’..gave a demonstration of his powers to a private audience at the London Coliseum yesterday.

1936 C. Belfrage (title) Away from it all. An escapologist's notebook.

1943 A. R. D. Fairburn Strange Rendezvous (1952) 16 Philosophers, sportsmen, and men who are very busy about their own and other people's business are three kinds of escapologists.

1946 G. Millar Horned Pigeon vii. 81 Cram was an escapologist. He had already escaped once, from a transit camp in Palermo.

1955 J. Thomas No Banners x. 85 On Christmas night the [Madrid] Embassy threw a party for the ‘escapologists’, mostly R.A.F. and B.E.F. personnel.

1958 Times 22 Oct. 6/2 Randi, the Canadian escapologist who recreates a number of famous Houdini tricks.

1970 Daily Tel. 22 Sept. 12/4 Yesterday's edition included an escapologist who freed himself from a mail bag and manacles inside a locked chest.

Derivatives

escaˈpology n. the methods and technique of escaping, esp. from captivity or danger; the calling of an escapologist.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > safety > escape > [noun] > technique of escape

escapology1939

the mind > mental capacity > psychology > theory of psychoanalysis > libido > transfer of feelings > [noun] > distraction from reality

escape1853

escapist1933

escapology1939

1939 T. Koeves Timetable for Tramps 22 At the higher escapology, the escape from reality by the use of the imagination aided by fashionable dopes, I had found myself to be a duffer.

1959 Times 29 Dec. 6/6 This was P—'s seventeenth escape from prisons and approved schools... At his trial..he was described as ‘a past master in the art of escapology’.

1965 Spectator 12 Mar. 341/3 I carefully read all the books in the library about disasters by sea, fire, earthquake..and marked those passages which seemed to contain some lesson in escapology.

1966 Daily Tel. 19 Dec. 14 (caption) Escapology adviser to the musical, ‘Man of Magic’.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1972; most recently modified version published online March 2019).

单词	escapologist
释义	escapologistn. /ɛskəˈpɒlədʒɪst//ɛskeɪˈpɒlədʒɪst/ Etymology: < escap- (in escape n.¹) + -ologist comb. form. A performer skilled in extricating himself from knots, handcuffs, confinement in a box, etc. Also transferred and figurative (= escapist n. 1, 2). ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > acrobatic performance > [noun] > acrobat > others feat-worker1617 hoop-mana1668 trampolinist1843 somersaulter1850 stilt-walker1863 escapologist1926 the mind > mental capacity > psychology > theory of psychoanalysis > libido > transfer of feelings > [noun] > distraction from reality > one who seeks escapologist1926 escapist1933 1926 Glasgow Herald 1 Oct. 6 An Australian ‘Escapologist’..gave a demonstration of his powers to a private audience at the London Coliseum yesterday. 1936 C. Belfrage (title) Away from it all. An escapologist's notebook. 1943 A. R. D. Fairburn Strange Rendezvous (1952) 16 Philosophers, sportsmen, and men who are very busy about their own and other people's business are three kinds of escapologists. 1946 G. Millar Horned Pigeon vii. 81 Cram was an escapologist. He had already escaped once, from a transit camp in Palermo. 1955 J. Thomas No Banners x. 85 On Christmas night the [Madrid] Embassy threw a party for the ‘escapologists’, mostly R.A.F. and B.E.F. personnel. 1958 Times 22 Oct. 6/2 Randi, the Canadian escapologist who recreates a number of famous Houdini tricks. 1970 Daily Tel. 22 Sept. 12/4 Yesterday's edition included an escapologist who freed himself from a mail bag and manacles inside a locked chest. Derivatives escaˈpology n. the methods and technique of escaping, esp. from captivity or danger; the calling of an escapologist. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > safety > escape > [noun] > technique of escape escapology1939 the mind > mental capacity > psychology > theory of psychoanalysis > libido > transfer of feelings > [noun] > distraction from reality escape1853 escapist1933 escapology1939 1939 T. Koeves Timetable for Tramps 22 At the higher escapology, the escape from reality by the use of the imagination aided by fashionable dopes, I had found myself to be a duffer. 1959 Times 29 Dec. 6/6 This was P—'s seventeenth escape from prisons and approved schools... At his trial..he was described as ‘a past master in the art of escapology’. 1965 Spectator 12 Mar. 341/3 I carefully read all the books in the library about disasters by sea, fire, earthquake..and marked those passages which seemed to contain some lesson in escapology. 1966 Daily Tel. 19 Dec. 14 (caption) Escapology adviser to the musical, ‘Man of Magic’. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1972; most recently modified version published online March 2019). < n.1926
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