émigré
One who fled
An émigré is someone who has left their country, typically for political reasons.
The word carries a sense of exile rather than voluntary relocation, often implying the person fled an unfavorable regime: Russian émigrés in Paris after the Revolution, Cuban émigrés in Miami.
The term has a slightly formal or literary quality compared to emigrant or refugee.
Person fleeing danger abroad
- expatriateOne living abroad permanently
- defectorOne who abandons allegiance
- exileBanishment from homeland
- asylumShelter from persecution
displaced · fugitive · outcast · escapee · political refugee · dissident · expat · banishment
One who resettles abroad
- migrantOne who relocates
- immigrationRelocating abroad permanently
- relocationPermanent change of residence
- exodusMass departure from somewhere
resettlement · naturalization · citizenship · green card · homeland · departure · arrival · border crossing
refugee
Person fleeing danger abroad
- expatriateOne living abroad permanently
- defectorOne who abandons allegiance
- exileBanishment from homeland
asylum · displaced · fugitive · outcast · escapee · political refugee · dissident · expat · banishment · sanctuary
immigrant
One who resettles abroad
- migrantOne who relocates
- immigrationRelocating abroad permanently
- relocationPermanent change of residence
exodus · resettlement · naturalization · citizenship · green card · homeland · departure · arrival · border crossing · passage
émigrénative
Originating from a place
native son · son of the soil · local · insider · old-timer