émigré

noun

ˈe-mi-ˌgrā How to pronounce émigré (audio)
variants also emigré
Definition of émigrénext
1
as in refugee
a person forced to emigrate for political reasons the revolution resulted in a flood of émigrés into neighboring countries

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2
as in immigrant
one that leaves one place to settle in another the émigrés moved to many different nations

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Recent Examples of émigré David was born one of nine children to a French emigre family that settled in the farming area along the Connecticut-Rhode Island border. — Jeffrey Steingarten, Vogue, 23 Nov. 2025 Only two Korean composers before Chin have made an indelible impression on the world stage, and both, as is Chin, became avant-gardist emigres. — Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times, 5 June 2025 With the Greeks being the largest Orthodox emigre community in the United States, Elpidophoros presides over one of the largest Orthodox parishes in the country. — Brady Knox, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 24 Mar. 2025 Some emigres have managed to keep their jobs in Israel, working remotely as digital nomads. — Aluf Benn, Foreign Affairs, 4 Oct. 2024 See All Example Sentences for émigré
Recent Examples of Synonyms for émigré
  1. refugee
  2. immigrant
  3. migrant
  4. settler
  5. emigrant
Noun
  • More than 1 million refugees who fled neighboring Myanmar live in camps in Bangladesh.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 7 July 2026
  • Mandazis, ginger rice congee and crispy lentil kofte can be found in a new cafe, run by the nonprofit organization MAKE Projects, which opened at the end of June with a mission to empower immigrant and refugee women.
    — Madeleine Kashkooli, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 July 2026
Definition of refugee
Noun
  • Often, he was told, immigrants aren’t given the chance to call family members before they’re released, and are dropped off at a nearby plaza, often with uncharged cellphones or no phone at all.
    — Itzel Luna, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2026
  • The bill would allow for permanent protections, including a path to citizenship for Haitian immigrants.
    — Raisa Habersham, Miami Herald, 9 July 2026
Definition of immigrant
Noun
  • In both places, Leo focused his message to Europe to uphold the dignity of migrants.
    — Nicole Winfield, Los Angeles Times, 5 July 2026
  • Two high-profile leaders in the US Catholic church have told CNN that Pope Leo’s July 4 visit to the island, the main port of entry to Europe for hundreds of thousands of mostly African migrants, sends a message to the US about immigration.
    — Christopher Lamb, CNN Money, 4 July 2026
Definition of migrant
Noun
  • But that friendship was betrayed as settlers dried up the Gila with upstream dams and diversions.
    — Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 3 July 2026
  • Some people, including descendents of long-ago English, Welsh and Scotch-Irish settlers, now identify themselves simply as American.
    — Albert Sun, New York Times, 2 July 2026
Definition of settler
Noun
  • The book looked at the world of a swath of Irish women emigrants who were deemed troublemakers, highlighting that for a period of time, Irish women outnumbered Irish men in prison.
    — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 30 June 2026
  • Perhaps as important as Morocco’s investment in nurturing domestic talent has been its improved efforts to scout and court eligible international talent —often the descendants of emigrants who have learned the game in world-class competitive environs elsewhere.
    — Dan Greene, New Yorker, 12 June 2026
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“émigré.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/%C3%A9migr%C3%A9. Accessed 10 Jul. 2026.

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