expat

noun

ex·​pat ˈeks-ˌpat 

chiefly British

: an expatriate person : expatriate

Synonyms of expat

• refugee

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

That doesn't necessarily mean that there won't be fans of those teams at their games, because there are, of course, big expat communities across the US and in other countries. —Dana Taylor, USA Today, 8 Apr. 2026

Some of the most popular areas for expats are the fifth and sixth districts, which span Budapest’s historic downtown. —Dobrina Zhekova, Travel + Leisure, 5 Apr. 2026

And while Lapid has embedded political perspectives and critiques in everything from his extraordinary 2011 debut Policeman to his 2019 portrait of an expat, Synonyms, this work feels different, more pointed, far more angry. —David Fear, Rolling Stone, 28 Mar. 2026

An American expat who has fully embraced British eccentricity and emotional opacity, Kimi Murdoch could be a Toni Collette character. —Judy Berman, Time, 27 Mar. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1962, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for expat

• abate
• airfreight
• await
• baseplate
• berate
• birthdate
• birthrate
• bookplate
• borate
• breastplate
• bromate
• casemate