Noun
A person who is skilled at escaping from confinement, for example from prisons.
An entertainer who performs escapes from perilous situations such as cages, coffins, and straitjackets.
Hyponym: handcuff artist
American magician and escape artist Harry Houdini (born Ehrich Weiss) was so impressed by Robert-Houdin that, after reading his autobiography in 1890, Ehrich adopted the stage name of "Houdini" in honour of Robert-Houdin. Source: Internet
As author Adam Begley portrays him, the great escape artist would have loved this immortality. Source: Internet
"She was surrendered last July because she was an escape artist," Wyant said. Source: Internet
One lazy Sunday afternoon, the famous escape artist Harry Houdini swerves his car into a telephone pole outside their house. Source: Internet
That Fleabag is something of an emotional escape artist comes as no surprise (she hates thought prisons almost as much as earnest sex). Source: Internet
The would-be escape artist was Jozsef Szajer, a leading Hungarian MEP and founding member of his country's ruling party. Source: Internet