evacuee

noun

evac·​u·​ee i-ˌva-kyə-ˈwē 

-kyü-ˈē-

: an evacuated person

Synonyms of evacuee

• refugee

Examples of evacuee in a Sentence

One hundred evacuees spent the night at a school during the storm.

the report said the evacuees would be placed in temporary shelters

Recent Examples on the Web

Two of the evacuees were pronounced dead after being taken to a hospital, while another 26 people previously reported missing from the scene were later confirmed dead, the outlets reported. — Ingrid Vasquez, PEOPLE, 10 July 2026

On Wednesday, staff were helping evacuees and first responders by providing access to food, water and offering a place to come together. — Jack Lowenstein, CBS News, 1 July 2026

The fires previously also caused more than 200 people to voluntarily evacuate from a trailer park community near Krome Avenue on Wednesday, but the Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office announced on Saturday such evacuees were allowed to return to their homes. — Kairi Lowery, Miami Herald, 21 June 2026

The city's public transit system, Greenlink, is providing a bus with air conditioning for evacuees to stay cool, and the mall will be closed for an undetermined amount of time, according to police. — Alexandra Koch, FOXNews.com, 13 June 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1918, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

evacuee

noun

evac·​u·​ee i-ˌvak-yə-ˈwē 

: an evacuated person