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Escapist vs Escapee - What's the difference?

escapist | escapee |

As nouns the difference between escapist and escapee

is that escapist is someone who wants to escape; especially from reality while escapee is someone who has become free through escaping imprisonment.

As an adjective escapist

is intended for or tending toward escape; especially, used to avoid, deny, or forget about reality, as through fantasy.

escapist

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Intended for or tending toward escape; especially, used to avoid, deny, or forget about reality, as through fantasy.
  • He enjoys reading escapist fiction in his free time.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Someone who wants to escape; especially from reality
  • (someone wanting to escape reality) * Finnish: (trans-mid) (trans-bottom)

    See also

    * escapologist

    Anagrams

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    escapee

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Someone who has become free through escaping imprisonment.
  • Someone who has escaped.