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escapologist

UK/ˈɛs.kəˌpɒl.ə.dʒɪst/US/ˈɛs.kəˌpɑl.ə.dʒɪst/
nounC1Very rare — outside the 30,000 commonest English words, so you will meet it in writing rather than in speechToo rare in one of the two pools to compare — fewer than 20 uses in speech or in writing

An escapologist is a performer who frees themselves from chains. Book an escapologist.

Half of it is genuine skill and half is knowing which locks can be defeated quickly. An escapologist is remembered mostly through Houdini, who insisted every trick was physical.

Thurston, John H. (John Henry), 1852-, photographer · Public domain

Definitions of escapologist

  1. 1nounescapologistA performer who frees themselves from chains.C1

    “The escapologist was out of the tank in ninety seconds.”

escapologist is a performer.

Where it comes from

From escapology + -ist.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA

Practised in Circus & Fairground

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escapologist in the wild

  • Jonathan Goodwin is a Welsh former escapologist and daredevil, who retired after severing his spinal cord, amongst other severe injuries, during a 2021 stunt.

    Jonathan Goodwin (escapologist)

  • Alan Alan was a British escapologist and magician.

    Alan Alan

  • Herbert Lawrence Becker is an American former magician, escapologist, stunt performer, author, and businessman.

    Herbert L. Becker

  • Paul Cosentino, known mononymously by his stage name Cosentino, is an Australian illusionist and escapologist.

    Cosentino (illusionist)

  • Johannes Crewe, more widely known by his stage name Hans Moretti was an illusionist and escapologist.

    Hans Moretti

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From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. These sentences were written by other people about their own subjects; they are here to show the word at work, not as anybody’s opinion.