expellee

noun

ex·pel·lee | \ ˌek-ˌspe-ˈlē

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Definition of expellee

: a person who is expelled especially from a native or adopted country

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Nikolas Cruz, a 19-year-old expellee, had brought an assault rifle to his former school Wednesday and opened fire, killing 17 people. — Matthew Ormseth, courant.com, "Parkland Shooting Reverberates In Connecticut, Still Haunted By Sandy Hook," 16 Feb. 2018

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The first known use of expellee was in 1888

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