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master / king of escape

English translation: master jailbreaker / master escapee

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English term or phrase:master / king of escape
Selected answer:master jailbreaker / master escapee
Entered by: Sheila Wilson

20:08 Jul 17, 2007
English language (monolingual) [PRO]
Linguistics / vocabulary
English term or phrase: master / king of escape
In 1959, Darwin Coon, bank robber and master of escape, was transferred to Alcatraz...

proofreading
Is it possible to use "runaway or flight" instead of escape? Just asking for the sake of variety... as the word "escape" appears many times in the text.
Lakasa Stnorden
Local time: 12:28
master escapee/ master jailbreaker
Explanation:
Another two possibilities. Also master of evasion if he evaded capture for long

BTW I wouldn't use "king" as it usually means the one and only or the very best, rather than one of the best as master implies
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Sheila Wilson
Spain
Local time: 16:28
Grading comment
I like jailbreaker. Many many thanks to all of you!!!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



SUMMARY OF ALL EXPLANATIONS PROVIDED
3 +4breakout artist
Cilian O'Tuama
4 +3master escapee/ master jailbreaker
Sheila Wilson
5escape artist
Andrew Levine
4master of the getaway/master of escape
David Hollywood
2 +1great escapologist/criminal Houdini of his day
Sara Noss


Discussion entries: 4





  

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7 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +4
breakout artist


Explanation:
in the context you wouldn't really need to specify prison/jail

alternative

Cilian O'Tuama
Germany
Local time: 17:28
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 16

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  inmb: I like it!
1 hr
agree  David Hollywood: nice too :)
1 hr
agree  Olga Layer
5 hrs
agree  vixen: I like this one, too!
11 hrs
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7 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5 peer agreement (net): +1
great escapologist/criminal Houdini of his day


Explanation:
Possibly a bit far from the original, but it may spark some ideas.

HTH
Sara

Sara Noss
United Kingdom
Local time: 16:28
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 8

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  ruthiep: I like 'criminal Houdini of his day'!
48 mins
  -> Thank you, ruthiep.
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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
master of the getaway/master of escape


Explanation:
I would avoid "flight" here ....

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Note added at 3 mins (2007-07-17 20:11:18 GMT)
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Definitions of getaway on the Web:

a rapid escape (as by criminals); "the thieves made a clean getaway"; "after the expose he had to take it on the lam"
wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn

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Note added at 4 mins (2007-07-17 20:12:23 GMT)
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"getaway" would mean "escaping" from the scene of the crime rather than prison so hard to improve on "escape" here I'm afraid

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Note added at 7 mins (2007-07-17 20:15:57 GMT)
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maybe: jailbust

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Note added at 34 mins (2007-07-17 20:42:07 GMT)
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although "jailbust" would imply oitside help so .... "escape" :)

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Note added at 34 mins (2007-07-17 20:42:31 GMT)
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"outside help"

David Hollywood
Local time: 12:28
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 51
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38 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
master escapee/ master jailbreaker


Explanation:
Another two possibilities. Also master of evasion if he evaded capture for long

BTW I wouldn't use "king" as it usually means the one and only or the very best, rather than one of the best as master implies

Sheila Wilson
Spain
Local time: 16:28
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 31
Grading comment
I like jailbreaker. Many many thanks to all of you!!!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  David Hollywood: I like "jailbreaker"
26 mins
  -> Thanks
agree  marybro: I also like jailbreaker
2 hrs
  -> Thanks
agree  vixen: master jailbreaker
10 hrs
  -> Thanks
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5 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
escape artist


Explanation:
In my opinion, the best way of saying it.

Andrew Levine
United States
Local time: 11:28
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 8

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Cilian O'Tuama: hardly the best way if you want to avoid the word "escape"
12 hrs
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