ESCAPER Synonyms: 26 Similar and Opposite Words

escaper

noun

Definition of escaper

as in refugee

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Noun

Both programs run through Asian Refugees United (ARU), a Harrisburg nonprofit that also teaches cultural classes to refugee children.

— Maansi Srivastava, NPR, 21 July 2026
Dinu’s reflections are intercut with stories from their past, memories of Varsha’s therapeutic work, and stories of the migrants and post-partition refugees who lived and worked at Tavoy.

— Robert Rubsam, The Atlantic, 20 July 2026

Definition of refugee

Noun

Officers say the changes are aimed at addressing a recent rise in overnight disturbances while reassuring visitors and businesses that Old Sacramento remains a safe destination.

— Ashley Sharp, CBS News, 31 July 2026
Food and drink The Monarch Club rooftop bar is one of the hotter tickets in town, with Detroiters and visitors alike queuing up in the hotel lobby to ride the Gothic elevators to the penthouse floor.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 31 July 2026

Definition of visitor

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Galut is thus often understood as the experienced reality of being in exile, albeit structured, however, by the internalization of the textual notion of the Diaspora and tempered by the daily experience (good or bad) of life in the world.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 24 July 2026
Between the daily violence and the growing threat of exile, there is little room for quiet awakenings.

— Leo Barraclough, Variety, 23 July 2026

Definition of exile

Noun

Among the tourists there to try some of the famous pizza pies, there are also a huge number of locals who call themselves regulars.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 July 2026
Down below, the famous thoroughfare in Midtown Manhattan is packed full of commuters and tourists.

— James Pearce, New York Times, 30 July 2026

Definition of tourist

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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
González has witnessed the ties between Mexico and its emigrants abroad evolve over four decades, starting as a young consular officer in the administration of Mexican President Carlos Salinas de Gortari.

— Alfredo Corchado, Los Angeles Times, 11 July 2026

Definition of emigrant

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Golf's media establishment mocked defectors as sellouts and eagerly counted down the days until LIV's collapse.

— Alejandro Avila OutKick, FOXNews.com, 30 July 2026
The ending of Agent Kim Reactivated Heading into the season finale, Agent Kim has managed to evade SMD capture by protecting defector Ri Eung-ryeong during the intergovernmental talks between North Korea and South Korea.

— Kayti Burt, Time, 27 July 2026

Definition of defector

Noun

His success in the States landed him on the Israeli reality series The Americans, which follows Israeli expatriates chasing the American dream in the United States.

— Kevin Dolak, HollywoodReporter, 24 July 2026
The club’s members, including an industrialist and his expatriate niece, the president and his pampered wife, and a slew of Chinese tourists, engage in a complex dance with the doting and subservient staff.

— Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 15 July 2026

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