RELOCATEE Synonyms: 35 Similar and Opposite Words

relocatee

noun

Definition of relocatee

as in refugee

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Noun

Jamal gained refugee and permanent resident status in Canada years prior.

— Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 5 Oct. 2026
Laotian refugees in the country – verified and registered by the United Nations – have gone missing or been found dead.

— Shibani Mahtani, NPR, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of refugee

Noun

With expatriates making up nearly 90% of the UAE’s population, remittances are a prize worth billions.

— Manal Albarakati, semafor.com, 24 Sep. 2026
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

Definition of expatriate

Noun

Its policy is to accept and support defectors from North Korea; more than 34,000 have arrived since the end of the Korean War.

— Harriet Marsden, TheWeek, 29 Sep. 2026
The South legally regards the North as part of its territory and has a policy of accepting and financially supporting North Korean defectors.

— ABC News, ABC News, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of defector

Noun

The Treasury Department says the new question is meant to keep immigrants lacking permanent legal status from taking advantage of refundable tax credits, such as the Earned Income Tax Credit or the Additional Child Tax Credit.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 2 Oct. 2026
But his association with Trump policies is a key factor for some in the Black immigrant community who are turning to Jolly.

— Claire Heddles, Miami Herald, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of immigrant

Noun

The arrangements have drawn mounting scrutiny, most recently after migrants deported to Equatorial Guinea were held at gunpoint and beaten.

— Adrian Elimian, semafor.com, 2 Oct. 2026
Trump sought to rally Republicans by attacking Democrats over inflation and immigration, repeating claims about the number and backgrounds of migrants who entered the country during the Biden administration.

— ABC News, ABC News, 2 Oct. 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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