émigrés

noun

variants also emigrés
plural of émigré
1
as in refugees
a person forced to emigrate for political reasons the revolution resulted in a flood of émigrés into neighboring countries

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2
as in immigrants
one that leaves one place to settle in another the émigrés moved to many different nations

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Recent Examples of émigrés But two years ago, Gyles Brandreth, an author and friend of Christopher's, traveled to New York as an emissary of Queen Camilla hoping to arrange an anniversary stay at Buckingham Palace for the 105-year-old fleecy emigres. — Steve Hendrix The Washington Post, Arkansas Online, 21 Oct. 2026 Some emigres seek to avoid military service The digital content marketer who left says this was his second attempt at emigrating. — Dasha Litvinova, Los Angeles Times, 14 Sep. 2026 After two devastating quakes, first responders were fishermen, doctors and emigres returning from abroad — a grassroots campaign filling a government void. — Helena Carpio, Washington Post, 30 June 2026 The group waged a guerilla war against the Soviet Union into the 1950s, and UPA emigres played a key role in reviving Ukraine’s nationalist movement during perestroika. — Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 20 June 2026 The documentary Revolution’s Daughter, which held its world premiere Friday night at the Miami Film Festival, explores the experience of Fernández Revuelta and other emigres who left Cuba behind physically but not emotionally. — Matthew Carey, Deadline, 11 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for émigrés
  1. refugees
  2. immigrants
  3. migrants
  4. settlers
  5. emigrants
Noun
  • Cárdenas, a civil engineer by training, was the son of President Lázaro Cárdenas, who nationalized the oil industry in 1938 and opened Mexico to refugees from the Spanish Civil War.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 30 Oct. 2026
  • He was martyred by the Nazis for aiding Jewish refugees during World War II.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 30 Oct. 2026
Definition of refugees
Noun
  • In May 2025, Miller publicly demanded a dramatic increase in daily arrests, placing pressure on ICE leadership and expanding enforcement beyond immigrants who had been convicted of serious crimes.
    — Nicole Sganga, CBS News, 7 Nov. 2026
  • The policies come as an unprecedented number of immigrants held in Aurora have challenged their detention in federal court, prompting judges to repeatedly order their release.
    — Seth Klamann, Denver Post, 7 Nov. 2026
Definition of immigrants
Noun
  • Another agent had shown him a photo of a half-dozen migrants jammed in a porta-potty to share body heat.
    — Francisco Cantú, New Yorker, 2 Nov. 2026
  • Abbott bused migrants from the border to Chicago, often without a clear destination or adequate clothing for harsh Illinois winters.
    — Daniel C. Vock, Chicago Tribune, 1 Nov. 2026
Definition of migrants
Noun
  • The game is set on the fictional island of Catan, a place where settlers must navigate bountiful and varied landscapes, shifting alliances, and limited resources, while robbers roam the land.
    — Justin Kroll, Deadline, 9 Nov. 2026
  • Viewers will learn about the fragile alliance between the English settlers and the Wampanoag people, and the conflict that set the stage for the earliest foundations of American identity, according to Fox Nation.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 8 Nov. 2026
Definition of settlers
Noun
  • Baksheng leaves behind a family and then creates a new one with other Teochew emigrants at an inn run by a feminist daughter, Zia Lamgi (Li Sitong) who dodges a revolving door of suitors.
    — Randy Myers, Mercury News, 3 Sep. 2026
  • The decision could have broad implications for descendants of Italian emigrants, particularly in North and South America, where large Italian diaspora communities have ancestral ties to Italy.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 29 July 2026
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“émigrés.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/%C3%A9migr%C3%A9s. Accessed 14 Nov. 2026.

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