: someone (such as a performer or criminal) unusually adept at escaping from confinement
Example Sentences
Harry Houdini became famous as an escape artist.
Recent Examples on the WebAlexander was an escape artist in the early going, holding the Nationals off the scoreboard despite allowing a pair of baserunners in the first inning with one out, a one-out double in the second and then stranding the bases loaded in the third. Todd Rosiak, Journal Sentinel, 12 June 2022 An escape artist might undertake their escape entirely of their own accord. Lance Eliot, Forbes, 5 May 2022 Danny was an escape artist, a regular juvie Houdini.Longreads, 8 May 2019 Extreme made headlines when escape artist Jonathan Goodwin was severely injured in an Oct. 14 accident on the Atlanta set. Karen Mizoguchi, PEOPLE.com, 14 Mar. 2022 Unfortunately, the danger of these stunts became all too real a few days after the AJC interviewed the cast: a professional British escape artist was seriously injured while rehearsing a stunt and spent months in a local hospital. Rodney Ho, ajc, 21 Feb. 2022 As the famous escape artist Sam Allardyce found out last season with West Bromwich Albion, even those who do the impossible can’t always do the impossible. Steve Price, Forbes, 26 Jan. 2022 For a master escape artist like Johnson, this crisis shows all the signs of sticking around. Mark Landler, BostonGlobe.com, 11 Jan. 2022 Goodwin's friend and fellow escape artist Jonathon Bryce also shared a tribute to his pal Saturday on Instagram. Glenn Garner, PEOPLE.com, 17 Oct. 2021 See More