emigre
emigre — noun
- emigresingular
- emigresplural
1. A person who leaves their home country to live in another country because the po
A person who leaves their home country to live in another country because the political situation at home makes it dangerous or impossible for them to stay — for example, a journalist escaping a dictatorship, or a writer forced out by an authoritarian government.
After the coup, Rohan lived as an emigre in London and wrote about his country's struggle for democracy.
emigre + preposition: live as an emigre in [city/country]
The conference brought together emigre scholars from across Europe who had fled their home countries during the war.
emigre as attributive noun: emigre scholars / emigre artists / emigre writers
Kemi's grandfather was a Cuban emigre who arrived in Miami with nothing and built a new life.
Many emigre communities in New York maintain strong ties to the political movements back in their homelands.
Tomás never called himself an emigre, but his friends knew that returning home meant arrest.
- exile
Emphasises being forced to leave, often by official order; can describe the state of being away. 'The king lived in exile.' Emigre focuses on the person's status in their new country.
- refugee
A broader legal term for anyone fleeing danger. Refugee is more common in everyday use and in news reporting, while emigre is rarer and more specific to political/intellectual contexts.
- defector
Someone who leaves a country (often secretly) because they disagree with its government, especially during the Cold War. Emigre does not always imply secrecy.
用法筆記
Distinguish from refugee: a refugee is someone who flees war or persecution (often with UN legal status), while an emigre is typically an educated or middle-class person who leaves specifically for political reasons. The word carries a slightly formal or historical tone, often used for intellectuals, artists, and political figures who left during a revolution or under an oppressive regime.