ESCAPER Synonyms: 26 Similar and Opposite Words

escaper

noun

Definition of escaper

as in refugee

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Noun

Migrant-rights, refugee-support, human-rights or antiracist organization.

— Asra Q. Nomani, FOXNews.com, 23 Oct. 2026
And it is inspired by the real experiences of her refugee parents.

— Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of refugee

Noun

The library, citing the toys' age and their talent in attracting tens of thousands of visitors a year, wouldn't budge, Brandreth said.

— STEVE HENDRIX THE WASHINGTON POST, Arkansas Online, 21 Oct. 2026
Students had a surprise visitor — Kendall Jenner, who popped in to their classroom, looking way collegiate in an all-white outfit and sweater around her neck.

— Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 20 Oct. 2026

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The selection embraces widely different approaches to filmmaking, from formally experimental work to more accessible independent productions, while exploring political upheaval, memory, exile and intimate family relationships.

— Emiliano de Pablos, Variety, 23 Oct. 2026
Boris Berezovsky and Vladimir Gusinsky, whose television networks refused to bend the knee, were driven into exile within the year.

— Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Time, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of exile

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Set the scene The hotel is located in the town of Lenox, home to a balanced blend of family locals with young tourists sprinkled very sparsely throughout.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Oct. 2026
Drawing his particular interest is an elderly man hawking crochet flower pots to tourists.

— Ian Servantes, Footwear News, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of tourist

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Baksheng leaves behind a family and then creates a new one with other Teochew emigrants at an inn run by a feminist daughter, Zia Lamgi (Li Sitong) who dodges a revolving door of suitors.

— Randy Myers, Mercury News, 3 Sep. 2026
The decision could have broad implications for descendants of Italian emigrants, particularly in North and South America, where large Italian diaspora communities have ancestral ties to Italy.

— ABC News, ABC News, 29 July 2026

Definition of emigrant

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South Korea, which in its constitution claims to be the legitimate government of the entire Korean Peninsula, has long accepted and financially supported North Korean defectors.

— ABC News, ABC News, 20 Oct. 2026
This hopeful documentary follows teenagers attending Jangdaehyun School in Busan, which helps the children of North Korean defectors to navigate life in South Korea.

— Katherine Brodsky, Variety, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of defector

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Thousands of Serb expatriates in the United States, Australia and New Zealand face the same problem.

— Branimir Pipal, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026
The Gulf state has no federal personal income tax, and has become an increasingly popular luxe destination for wealthy expatriates.

— Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of expatriate

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