Refugee

English

Noun

Refugee (plural Refugees)

1. A person seeking refuge in a foreign country out of fear of political persecution or the prospect of such persecution in his home country, i.e., a person seeking a political asylum.
2. A person seeking refuge in a foreign country due to poverty and no prospect of overcoming said poverty in his home country, i.e., a person seeking an economic asylum.
3. A person seeking refuge due to a natural disaster.
4. A person formally granted a political or economic asylum by a country other than his home country.

Adjectives for Refugee

repatriating; testy; penniless; favorite; sick; unwelcome.

Verbs for Refugee

aid—; harbor—; overtake—; prosecute—; pursue—; search for—; shelter—; succor—;—s abandon; —absconds; —departs; — eludes; —endeavors; —escapes; —evades; —flees; —migrates; —s pour into; —s retreat; —trudges.

Thesaurus

absconder, alien, barbarian, bolter, deracine, displaced person, eloper, emigrant, emigre, escapee, evacuee, exile, expatriate, fleer, foreign devil, foreigner, fugitive, gringo, outlander, outlaw, outsider, runagate, runaway, skedaddler, stateless person, stranger, the Wandering Jew, tramontane, ultramontane, wanderer