1. plural of escaper; people who have escaped from a place of confinement, danger, or an undesirable situation

Examples

• The prison guards recaptured three of the escapers within hours.
• The escapers from the flood zone were sheltered in the community center.
• Several escapers from the war-torn region sought asylum in neighboring countries.
• The documentary followed the stories of Holocaust escapers.
• Police set up roadblocks to catch the escapers.