What is another word for emigre?

Pronunciation: [ˈɛmɪɡə] (IPA)

Emigre, also spelled as emigre, refers to a person who has left their country of origin to settle in another country. This word is commonly used to describe those who leave their country due to political reasons or for better economic opportunities. Some synonyms for emigre include expatriate, exile, migrant, refugee, wanderer, alien, outsider, and outcast. These words are used interchangeably to describe individuals who have left their homeland for various reasons. Each synonym has its own unique connotation and usage, but all refer to someone who has left their home country in search of a better life elsewhere.

What are the hypernyms for Emigre?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.

Usage examples for Emigre

The idea of O'Leary's assuming such a metamorphosis was too absurd not to throw me into a hearty fit of laughing, in which the worthy emigre indulged also.
"The Confessions of Harry Lorrequer, Complete"
Charles James Lever (1806-1872)
But he was a Pole, and the fine old hatred which should have been bestowed upon the Radicals fell to the lot of the Russians, and the contempt hurled by his British prototype upon Dissent was cast upon Commerce as represented in Poland by the thrifty German emigre.
"The Vultures"
Henry Seton Merriman
He only came back to Paris in 1795, having thus become an emigre.
"The Project Gutenberg Memoirs of Napoleon Bonaparte"
Bourrienne, Constant, and Stewarton

Famous quotes with Emigre

  • It is sometimes asked why Western observers were so slow in recognising the truth about the Soviet Union. The reason is not that it was hard to come by. It was clear from hundreds of books by emigre survivors - and from statements by the Soviets themselves. But the facts were too uncomfortable for Western observers to admit. For the sake of their peace of mind they had to deny what they knew or suspected to be true. Like the Tasmanian aboriginals who could not see the tall ships that brought their end, these bien-pensants could not bring themselves to see that the pursuit of progress had ended in mass murder. ... What makes the twentieth century special is not the fact that it is littered with massacres. It is the scale of its killings and the fact that they were premeditated for the sake of vast projects of world improvement.
    John Gray (philosopher)

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