escaper

noun — 2 senses

escaper

noun

Etymology From escape + -er.

1

A person who escapes.

  • The timing of the incident raised the question, almost certainly destined to remain unanswered, of whether, having allowed the escapers to pass by unhindered, the culprit had waited specifically for the yellow jersey group before sowing his mischief.2012 July 15, Richard Williams, Tour de France 2012: Carpet tacks cannot force Bradley Wiggins off track, Guardian Unlimited:
2

Computing, Engineering, Mathematics, Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Sciences A program or algorithm for escaping text.

  • an HTML escaper; a query escaper
Synonyms
escapee

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