Definition of "escapologist" [escapologist]

• An entertainer skilled in the art of escapology. (noun)

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• "Imagine That by having One Way Out "escapologist" Jonathan Goodwin show him how to break free of his kiddie movie straitjacket."
• "Holmes has unpicked escapologist crimes with Harry Houdini and refined some of his psychological deductions with the help of Sigmund Freud."
• "Rishabh Kumar/ The Wall Street Journal A scene from the puppet show 'Oh Rats!' featuring an escapologist duck, a magician's clumsy assistant and a magic hat, at the Ishara Puppet Festival 2012, Thursday."