Library / English Dictionary

EXPAT

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A person who is voluntarily absent from home or country

Example:

American expatriates

Synonyms:

exile; expat; expatriate

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("expat" is a kind of...):

absentee (one that is absent or not in residence)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "expat"):

refugee (an exile who flees for safety)

remittance man (an exile living on money sent from home)

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