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
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Panama Eduardo Viero | E+ | Getty Images Panama has long been known as an affordable destination for expats. Celia Fernandez, CNBC, 17 Sep. 2025 Rather than donating, sell or give these items away through expat groups, international student networks, or online marketplaces where someone from a compatible region might need them. Nafeesah Allen, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 Sep. 2025 Her musings about being an American expat in Tokyo from 2007-2012 live on in the blogosphere. Maryanne Murray Buechner, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025 The new Prime Video miniseries The Girlfriend is about Laura, a well-to-do American expat living in London whose maternal instincts come out when her young-adult son Daniel starts dating Cherry, a working-class woman who’s clearly a gold digger, and possibly dangerous beyond that. Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 8 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for expat

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 18 Sep. 2025.

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