I. -_pə̇st noun
( -s )
Etymology: escape (I) + -ist
: one that escapes ; specifically : one guilty of or given to escapism
the … idyllic ecstasy of a romantic primitivist or escapist — Douglas Bush
he has been called an escapist , a perennial tenant of the ivory tower, a man who writes about life while taking great pains to remain aloof from it — W.M.Kunstler
a daydreamer, an escapist , a lover of peace — William Saroyan
II. adjective
: befitting an escapist or escapism
escapist visions
escapist literature