asylum-seeker

A form of asylum seeker — A person who has applied for asylum in a foreign country but has not yet been granted refugee status by that country.

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Meanings

nounasylum-seeker (plural asylum-seekers)

plural asylum-seekers

  1. alternativeAlternative spelling of asylum seeker.

    As of today, 18 Cuban asylum-seekers remained inside the Spanish Embassy, four were at an Italian diplomatic residence and three were inside the Swiss Embassy.

    1990 July 25, Howard W. French, “ASYLUM-SEEKERS STRAIN CUBA'S TIES”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 12 Nov 2024
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    “We know that we didn’t come here legally, but we didn’t have a way to do it legally,” said Sandra, an asylum-seeker who crossed the border with her son, Justin, and her husband.

    2024 March 16, Hamid Aleaziz, “Ankle Monitors and Curfews: Inside Biden’s New Tracking System for Migrant Families”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 20 Mar 2024
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APA

asylum-seeker. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/asylum-seeker

MLA

“asylum-seeker.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/asylum-seeker. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “asylum-seeker,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/asylum-seeker.

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