English Explanatory Dictionary

émigré

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A French person who has departed their native land, especially a royalist who left during the French Revolution.
  2. An emigrant, one who departs their native land to become an immigrant in another, especially a political exile.

Pronunciation

/ˈɛmɪɡɹeɪ/ LL-Q1860_(eng)-Typheuss-émigré.wav

Word forms

émigré émigrés emigre émigre emigré

Etymology

Borrowed from French émigré.

Related words

emigrant emigration émigrée expatriate immigrant refugee
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