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What (who) is escape artist - definition

PRACTICE OF ESCAPING FROM RESTRAINTS
Escapologist; Escape artist; Escape Artist; Unescapable; Escape act; Escape trick; List of escape artists
  • [[Harry Houdini]] before one of his escapology performance in [[Boston]] 1908

escape artist         
(escape artists)
An escape artist is the same as an escapologist
. (mainly AM)
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Escape Artist (disambiguation)         
WIKIMEDIA DISAMBIGUATION PAGE
Escape Artist (album); Escape artist (disambiguation)
An escape artist is an expert on escapology, the practice of escaping from restraints or other traps.
escapologist         
(escapologists)
An escapologist is someone who entertains audiences by being tied up and placed in a dangerous situation, then escaping from it. (BRIT; in AM, use escape artist
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Wikipedia

Escapology

Escapology is the practice of escaping from restraints or other traps. Escapologists (also classified as escape artists) escape from handcuffs, straitjackets, cages, coffins, steel boxes, barrels, bags, burning buildings, fish-tanks, and other perils, often in combination.

Examples of use of escape artist
1. Despite a medical explanation, rumors that the escape artist was murdered have persisted for decades.
2. Matt Seaton is the author of The Escape Artist, a cycling memoir matt.seaton@guardian.co.uk
3. His nickname stems from his reputation for being a talented disguise and escape artist.
4. Catherine Zeta–Jones has cast her magic over a new film based on famous escape artist Harry Houdini.
5. Rowling‘s United States publishers, Scholastic, are stacking the books in steel container lorries and delivering them to retailers chained up like Houdini the escape artist of a previous era.