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

About 16,000 of roughly 50,000 evacuees are still waiting for the all clear. — Kayla Bartkowski, Los Angeles Times, 26 May 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

Tran is at the Garden Grove meeting, one of many who speak to city officials to express frustration with how evacuations — and evacuees — were handled. — Andre Mouchard, Oc Register, 2 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