REFUGEE

refugee

(noun) an exile who flees for safety

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

refugee (plural refugees)

A person seeking refuge in a foreign country out of fear of political persecution or the prospect of such persecution in their home country, i.e, a person seeking political asylum.

A person seeking refuge due to a natural disaster, war, etc.

A person formally granted political or economic asylum by a country other than their home country.

(by extension) A person who flees one place or institution for another.

Verb

refugee (third-person singular simple present refugees, present participle refugeeing, simple past and past participle refugeed)

(transitive, US, historical) To convey (slaves) away from the advance of the federal forces.

Source: Wiktionary


Ref`u*gee" (rf`*j"), n. Etym: [F. réfugié, fr. se réfugier to take refuge. See Refuge, n.]

1. One who flees to a shelter, or place of safety.

2. Especially, one who, in times of persecution or political commotion, flees to a foreign power or country for safety; as, the French refugees who left France after the revocation of the edict of Nantes.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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