escapologist vs magician

escapologist and magician both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
escapologist	Yes	No	No	No
magician	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, magician is a hypernym of escapologist; that is, magician is a word with a broader meaning than escapologist:

Other hypernyms of escapologist include conjurer, conjuror, illusionist, prestidigitator.

escapologist (noun)	magician (noun)
an entertainer who is expert in the art of escaping	one who practices magic or sorcery
	someone who performs magic tricks to amuse an audience