noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   One who has departed their native land, often as a refugee.

   "Between the wars, Paris was the center for all the world's emigres."

2. 2
   someone who leaves one country to settle in another wordnet
3. 3
   An emigrant, one who departs their native land to become an immigrant in another.

Synonyms

All synonyms

alienbarbariandisplaced persondpemigrantemigrant

Example

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"Between the wars, Paris was the center for all the world's emigres."

Etymology

From French émigré.

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