A person who has escaped or fled, particularly in historical contexts referring to someone who has broken away from confinement or control.
From Spanish 'escalada' meaning 'climb' or 'escape,' derived from Latin 'scala' (ladder). The term evolved to describe someone who climbs away or escapes from a situation.
The word captures how Spanish and Portuguese speakers used climbing metaphors for escape—the same root gives us 'escalade,' a military tactic where soldiers literally climbed walls to breach fortifications!
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