NOUN | person | expat, exile, expatriate | a person who is voluntarily absent from home or country |
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Meaning | A person who is voluntarily absent from home or country. | |
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Example | "American expatriates" | |
Synonyms | exile, expatriate | |
Narrower | refugee | An exile who flees for safety |
remittance man | An exile living on money sent from home / home | |
Broader | absentee | One that is absent or not in residence |
Spanish | exiliado, expatriado | |
Catalan | exiliat, expatriat |
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