economic refugee

noun

A person fleeing poverty rather than political persecution or the results of a natural disaster.

“Many people objected to the government allowing entry to so many economic refugees.”

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Meanings

nouneconomic refugee (plural economic refugees)

plural economic refugees

  1. A person fleeing poverty rather than political persecution or the results of a natural disaster.

    Many people objected to the government allowing entry to so many economic refugees.

Translations

Finnish talouspakolainen
  • talouspakolainenperson fleeing poverty
German Wirtschaftsflüchtling
  • Wirtschaftsflüchtlingperson fleeing poverty
Swedish ekonomisk flykting
  • ekonomisk flyktingperson fleeing poverty
Cite this entry
APA

economic refugee. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/economic%20refugee

MLA

“economic refugee.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/economic%20refugee. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “economic refugee,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/economic%20refugee.

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