émigré
noun
émi·gré
ˈe-mi-ˌgrā 
ˌe-mi-ˈgrā
variants
or less commonly emigré
often attributive
: emigrant
especially
: a person who emigrates for political reasons
Synonyms
Examples of émigré in a Sentence
He was one of a group of Soviet émigrés living in New York.
the revolution resulted in a flood of émigrés into neighboring countries
Recent Examples on the Web
The son of Soviet emigres who settled in New Jersey, Gershkovich moved to Russia in 2017 to work for The Moscow Times newspaper before being hired by the Journal in 2022.
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Emma Burrows, Quartz, 28 Mar. 2024
The son of Soviet emigres who settled in New Jersey, Mr. Gershkovich moved to Russia in 2017 to work for The Moscow Times newspaper before being hired by the Journal in 2022.
—Emma Burrows, The Christian Science Monitor, 28 Mar. 2024
Other emigres were of the same generation and background, like Erich Wolfgang Korngold, who created the orchestra soundtrack at the dawn of talkies.
—Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times, 28 Feb. 2024
Born to two Soviet Jewish emigres, Gershkovich grew up in New Jersey, speaking Russian at home.
—Caroline Guthrie, ABC News, 29 Sep. 2023
Millions of people have fled Russia this past year to neighboring nations, with TASS reporting 700,000 emigres just in April.
—Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Fortune, 6 Mar. 2023
Inspired by Julie Orringer’s novel The Flight Portfolio, the series borrows heavily from the romantic melodramas and screwball comedies of 1940s Hollywood (many of which were created by recent WWII emigres).
—Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Apr. 2023
The war and popular mobilization triggered an astonishing exodus of people — perhaps as high as nearly a million emigres — desperate to leave Russia.
—Ishaan Tharoor, Washington Post, 17 Feb. 2023
The Emirates, a top regional ally of the U.S. that has sought deeper military links with Washington, risked backlash by welcoming a significant portion of Russian business — along with many emigres — blacklisted by the West.
—Los Angeles Times, 2 Mar. 2023
Emma Burrows, Quartz, 28 Mar. 2024
The son of Soviet emigres who settled in New Jersey, Mr. Gershkovich moved to Russia in 2017 to work for The Moscow Times newspaper before being hired by the Journal in 2022.
—Emma Burrows, The Christian Science Monitor, 28 Mar. 2024
Other emigres were of the same generation and background, like Erich Wolfgang Korngold, who created the orchestra soundtrack at the dawn of talkies.
—Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times, 28 Feb. 2024
Born to two Soviet Jewish emigres, Gershkovich grew up in New Jersey, speaking Russian at home.
—Caroline Guthrie, ABC News, 29 Sep. 2023
Millions of people have fled Russia this past year to neighboring nations, with TASS reporting 700,000 emigres just in April.
—Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Fortune, 6 Mar. 2023
Inspired by Julie Orringer’s novel The Flight Portfolio, the series borrows heavily from the romantic melodramas and screwball comedies of 1940s Hollywood (many of which were created by recent WWII emigres).
—Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Apr. 2023
The war and popular mobilization triggered an astonishing exodus of people — perhaps as high as nearly a million emigres — desperate to leave Russia.
—Ishaan Tharoor, Washington Post, 17 Feb. 2023
The Emirates, a top regional ally of the U.S. that has sought deeper military links with Washington, risked backlash by welcoming a significant portion of Russian business — along with many emigres — blacklisted by the West.
—Los Angeles Times, 2 Mar. 2023
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émigré
noun
émi·gré
variants
also emigré
ˈem-i-ˌgrā
ˌem-i-ˈgrā
: emigrant sense 1
especially
: a person forced to emigrate for political reasons
Etymology
French
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