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

Malloy said the evacuees are still in a bit of limbo but are starting to settle into Tampa. — Eleanor Watson, CBS News, 21 Sep. 2026

By then, hordes of evacuees from the North Tower were walking north on Sixth Avenue to escape the terror. — Bob Kustra, Chicago Tribune, 11 Sep. 2026

The evacuees had been brought from the nearby community of Trishuli. — Arkansas Online, 30 Aug. 2026

There are rumors about evacuees not being able to secure hotel rooms thanks to out-of-towners. — Anya Kamenetz, Curbed, 28 Aug. 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