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ESCAPE EXPERT

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does escape expert mean? 

ESCAPE EXPERT (noun)
  The noun ESCAPE EXPERT has 1 sense:

1. an entertainer who is expert in the art of escapingplay

  Familiarity information: ESCAPE EXPERT used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


ESCAPE EXPERT (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

An entertainer who is expert in the art of escaping

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

escape expert; escapologist

Hypernyms ("escape expert" 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))


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