escapologist

Questions about escapologist

What does escapologist mean?

escapologist means "an entertainer who is expert in the art of escaping".

How many syllables are in escapologist?

escapologist has 5 syllables and divides as e-sca-po-lo-gist under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

What is another word for escapologist?

Close synonyms include escape expert. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is escapologist a common word?

escapologist is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.