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relocatee

noun

Definition of relocateenext
as in refugee

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  1. refugee
  2. expatriate
  3. defector
  4. in-migrant
  5. immigrant
  6. exile
  7. migrant
  8. emigrant
Noun
  • His memoir, released Tuesday, details his early life fleeing Vietnam with his father, time in refugee camps, his life as a child actor and his triumphant return to the screen.
    — Isabelle Farina, Variety, 20 Sep. 2026
  • In a matter of days, at least a hundred thousand people had been displaced by the fighting, the United Nations refugee agency said.
    — Kareem Fahim, New Yorker, 19 Sep. 2026
Definition of refugee
Noun
  • First published by Scribner in 1926, The Sun Also Rises follows American journalist Jake Barnes and a circle of expatriates traveling from Paris to Pamplona in the years following the First World War.
    — Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 16 Sep. 2026
  • More than 30,000 expatriates had registered with Fly&Vote, an initiative helping Israelis arrange election travel, which has already secured seven dedicated flights to Israel.
    — Deborah Danan, Sun Sentinel, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of expatriate
Noun
  • But the new work found that if the rewards change with time (even by a small amount), then a second stable point emerges from the model, allowing both cooperators and defectors to coexist.
    — Chris Lee, ArsTechnica, 11 Sep. 2026
  • Mateen Bhaghani, another Golden Bear defector, converted a 38-yard field goal and the UCLA lead was 24-17 at the half.
    — Jeff Faraudo, Mercury News, 6 Sep. 2026
Definition of defector
Noun
  • Since the 2020 census the city has lost over 20,000 residents; net domestic out-migration last year alone was over 6,000, only partially offset by 2,000 international in-migrants.
    — Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 4 Apr. 2024
Definition of in-migrant
Noun
  • The lawsuit was filed last fall by the American Civil Liberties Union of Southern California, Public Counsel, and Los Angeles immigrant advocacy groups during an unprecedented surge of immigration enforcement in the region.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 18 Sep. 2026
  • Many Venezuelan immigrants here work in food service — at restaurants or selling meals from their homes.
    — Elliot Spagat, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of immigrant
Noun
  • She has been banned from traveling abroad since 2009 and is unable to join her husband and two children who live in exile in France.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 20 Sep. 2026
  • She has been banned from traveling abroad since 2009, and is unable to join her husband and two children who live in exile in France.
    — Amir-Hussein Radjy, Fortune, 19 Sep. 2026
Definition of exile
Noun
  • While the birds that left early numbered in the thousands, the number of migrants in late September becomes millions.
    — Charles Seabrook, AJC.com, 20 Sep. 2026
  • The integration of migrants, particularly those from Muslim-majority countries, remains contentious in Italian politics and society.
    — CNN Money, CNN Money, 20 Sep. 2026
Definition of migrant
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
Definition of emigrant
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“Relocatee.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/relocatee. Accessed 23 Sep. 2026.

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