escaper

noun

Definition of escapernext
as in refugee

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  1. refugee
  2. visitor
  3. exile
  4. tourist
  5. emigrant
  6. expatriate
Noun
  • Iran would never choose a Rasoulof movie as its official Oscar submission, but the film qualified as German thanks to its Berlin co-producers and Rasoulof’s status as a refugee there.
    Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Jan. 2025
  • Amer has a talent for bringing lightness to heavy topics such as asylum hearings and refugee status.
    Kelly Lawler, USA TODAY, 9 Jan. 2025
Definition of refugee
Noun
  • Each year, Yellowstone National Park attracts millions of visitors who are eager to see its explosive geysers, steaming hot springs and burbling mud pots.
    Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 Jan. 2025
  • The American likes to run with ball in hand, but Gloucester-Hartpury turned up the heat and gave the home side little room to manoeuvre in a match the visitors won 40-17, scoring six tries in total.
    Caoimhe O'Neill, The Athletic, 6 Jan. 2025
Definition of visitor
Noun
  • The man the United States and others say won the election, Edmundo González, remains in exile, forced to flee to Spain or face arrest, while the country’s most important opposition leader, María Corina Machado, has been in hiding inside Venezuela.
    Julie Turkewitz, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2025
  • Those detained recently include the director of a freedom of speech group, and the son in law of Edmundo González, the retired diplomat who became the opposition's stand-in candidate in July's election, and is now in exile.
    Manuel Rueda, NPR, 10 Jan. 2025
Definition of exile
Noun
  • Each room, especially the Onsen Retreats, act as its own private sanctuary, providing peace and quiet no matter the time of year and how many tourists are out on the street.
    Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 5 Jan. 2025
  • His family was well known to police in the run-down neighborhoods around Clifton Hill, the kitschy spot modeled after Times Square where tourists came to see the falls or gamble at the casino.
    Jesse Hyde, Rolling Stone, 4 Jan. 2025
Definition of tourist
Noun
  • Israel's population includes many emigrants from Central Asia, most of whom arrived after the fall of the Soviet Union.
    Tim Ryan, Newsweek, 18 Dec. 2024
  • Landed during the rainy season in a swamp, the emigrants found neither fresh water nor waterproof dwellings awaiting them, though they were shortly regaled with a supply of skates!
    Rob Crossan, JSTOR Daily, 13 Dec. 2024
Definition of emigrant
Noun
  • However, the present situation does not demand any restrictions for expatriates.
    Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 6 Jan. 2025
  • The low-key beach town of Dominical, about an hour southwest, draws surfers, expatriates and tourists.
    Roxana Popescu, New York Times, 3 Jan. 2025
Definition of expatriate
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