emigre

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/ˈɛmɪɡɹeɪ/

noun

One who has departed their native land, often as a refugee.

“Between the wars, Paris was the center for all the world's emigres.”

Similar
emigrantemigreeoutgoer
OriginFrench émigré →
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Meanings

nounemigre (plural emigres)

plural emigres · alternative émigré · alternative emigré

  1. One who has departed their native land, often as a refugee.

    Between the wars, Paris was the center for all the world's emigres.

  2. An emigrant, one who departs their native land to become an immigrant in another.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounsomeone who leaves one country to settle in another

Similar
emigrantemigreeoutgoer
Broader
migrantmigrator
Also see
emigrantemigreeoutgoer

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Frenchémigré
  2. Frenchémigré
  3. Englishemigre

Borrowed from French émigré.

More words from French

Full word history & related roots →

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

regimeremigeEmegir
Cite this entry
APA

emigre. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/emigre

MLA

“emigre.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/emigre. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “emigre,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/emigre.

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