ESCAPER Synonyms: 26 Similar and Opposite Words

escaper

noun

Definition of escaper

as in refugee

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Noun

In the 1930s and 1940s, postrevolutionary Mexico emerged as both an incubator of modern art and haven for European refugees, political exiles and other expats.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 14 July 2026
In 1994 Goma and surrounding areas received hundreds of thousands of refugees fleeing from the genocide and subsequent military operations that occurred in Rwanda that year, leading to a humanitarian crisis.

— Chinatsu Tsuji, Encyclopedia Britannica, 14 July 2026

Definition of refugee

Noun

July 19 marks the 30th anniversary of the opening ceremony of the 1996 Centennial Olympic Games, when Atlanta welcomed athletes and visitors from around the world for one of the city’s defining moments.

— Andrea Clement, AJC.com, 17 July 2026
Athens, Mykonos and Santorini receive the majority of visitors, which doesn’t help with the overtourism Greece has been battling for years.

— Natalie B. Compton, Washington Post, 16 July 2026

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During his years in exile, Osip Mandelstam was denied the right to work for any publication or publishing house; translation jobs were canceled, his writing went unpublished.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 July 2026
China actively targets Tibetan lamas in exile with inducements.

— Charlie Campbell, Time, 9 July 2026

Definition of exile

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Yellowstone sees the most deaths during the tourist months running from May through October, with July featuring nearly 25 percent of all recorded tragedies.

— Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 16 July 2026
Club homeowners are not merely annoyed by tourist bonanzas like the World Cup — Airbnb is FIFA’s official lodging partner — or the Ultra music festival, Spring Break and Formula 1 weekend.

— Linda Robertson, Miami Herald, 16 July 2026

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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
The book looked at the world of a swath of Irish women emigrants who were deemed troublemakers, highlighting that for a period of time, Irish women outnumbered Irish men in prison.

— Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 30 June 2026

Definition of emigrant

Noun

Note the poster of the defector Mikhail Baryshnikov hawking Crime and Punishment.

— Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 25 June 2026
Anthropic, whose ranks include many safety-minded defectors from its rival, argues the slower rollout will help society adapt to the powerful new tools.

— Ben Paviour, Sacbee.com, 17 June 2026

Definition of defector

Noun

It’s loosely based on an actual Chilean colony where German expatriates tortured prisoners at the behest of General Pinochet.

— Jordan Hoffman, Entertainment Weekly, 1 July 2026
The Gulf states are home to several million Indian and Pakistani expatriates, and the region supplies much of the oil and gas on which both nations depend.

— Michael Kugelman, Time, 26 June 2026

Definition of expatriate

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