expat

noun

ex·​pat ˈeks-ˌpat How to pronounce expat (audio)
chiefly British
: an expatriate person : expatriate

Examples of expat in a Sentence

a network of expats in London keeps her from missing the family she left behind
Recent Examples on the Web There’s even an in-between world where bilingual Mexicans and Spanish-speaking expats happily share the same neighborhoods. Kathleen Peddicord, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2024 After a stunning sequence that sees the core group of expats — Margaret, Mercy (Ji-young Yoo), and Hilary (Sarayu Blue) — find closure with each other, Expats concludes with Margaret walking through the dense streets of Hong Kong solo. Jessica Wang, EW.com, 23 Feb. 2024 The expats are placed with 21st-century liaisons, known as ‘bridges,’ in unlikely flat shares. Georg Szalai, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Feb. 2024 The fashion designer Daniel Roseberry, 38, a fellow American expat in Paris, says that Owens was among the first to congratulate him following his 2019 debut at Schiaparelli. Nick Haramis Ola Rindal Dogukan Nesanir, New York Times, 16 Feb. 2024 These innovative approaches provide flexible health insurance options that cater to the unique needs of various employee groups, including long-term employees, short-term workers, and expats, streamlining the process and ensuring comprehensive coverage for all team members. Q Hamirani, Forbes, 29 Mar. 2024 Traditionally, in a patriarchal cannon, as pioneering feminist Charmian Clift, another expat on Hydra, tells Marianne Ilhen, that connotes a young woman who inspires with her beauty. John Hopewell, Variety, 19 Mar. 2024 The romantic vision of expat life usually doesn’t include comparison shopping for vacuums or sitting with a dictionary and list of rules for how to set out paper recycling. Gabe Bullard, Washington Post, 13 Feb. 2024 She is tasked with working as a ‘bridge’: living with, assisting, and monitoring the expat known as ‘1847’ or Commander Graham Gore. Sarah Yang, Sunset Magazine, 19 Mar. 2024

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Word History

First Known Use

1962, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of expat was in 1962

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“Expat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/expat. Accessed 23 Apr. 2024.

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