banisher
One who expels
A banisher is one who banishes—who drives away, expels, or sends into exile.
The term appears mostly in literary or historical contexts: The king became a banisher of dissent.
It can also describe something that dispels: Coffee, that great banisher of morning fog.
One living abroad permanently
- deporteePerson forcibly removed abroad
- refugeePerson fleeing danger abroad
- expulsionForced permanent removal
- deportationLegal expulsion from country
expel · oust · ostracize · displace · displacement · extradition · excommunicate · proscribe
Rejected, shunned person
- persona non grataOfficially unwelcome individual
- undesirableNot wanted or sought
- anathemaIntensely detested thing
- leperOne shunned for illness
castaway · rejected · shunned · excluded · marginalized · blacklisted · untouchable · forsaken
Removing dirt or toxins
- purificationRemoval of contaminants
- exorcismRitual to expel demons
- expulsionForced permanent removal
- eradicationTotal elimination of something
elimination · catharsis · purging · dispelling · warding · cleanse · sanctification · deliverance
Removal from position
- refusalAct of declining
- rebuffAbrupt, curt rejection
- spurningContemptuously refusing or dismissing
- repudiationFormal refusal to accept
denial · exclusion · expelling · turning away · shutting out · barring · prohibiting · blocking
expatriate
One living abroad permanently
- deporteePerson forcibly removed abroad
- refugeePerson fleeing danger abroad
- expulsionForced permanent removal
deportation · expel · oust · ostracize · displace · displacement · extradition · excommunicate · proscribe · cast out
pariah
Rejected, shunned person
- persona non grataOfficially unwelcome individual
- undesirableNot wanted or sought
- anathemaIntensely detested thing
leper · castaway · rejected · shunned · excluded · marginalized · blacklisted · untouchable · forsaken · spurned
cleansing
Removing dirt or toxins
- purificationRemoval of contaminants
- exorcismRitual to expel demons
- expulsionForced permanent removal
eradication · elimination · catharsis · purging · dispelling · warding · cleanse · sanctification · deliverance · riddance
dismissal
Removal from position
repudiation · denial · exclusion · expelling · turning away · shutting out · barring · prohibiting · blocking · ejection