escape expert vs illusionist

escape expert and illusionist both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
escape expert	Yes	No	No	No
illusionist	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, illusionist is a hypernym of escape expert; that is, illusionist is a word with a broader meaning than escape expert:

Other hypernyms of escape expert include conjurer, conjuror, magician, prestidigitator.

escape expert (noun)	illusionist (noun)
an entertainer who is expert in the art of escaping	a person with unusual powers of foresight
	someone who performs magic tricks to amuse an audience