émigré

noun

émi·​gré ˈe-mi-ˌgrā How to pronounce émigré (audio)
ˌe-mi-ˈgrā
variants or less commonly emigré
Synonyms of émigrénext
often attributive
: emigrant
especially : a person who emigrates for political reasons

Synonyms of émigré

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Examples of émigré in a Sentence

He was one of a group of Soviet émigrés living in New York. the revolution resulted in a flood of émigrés into neighboring countries
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Only two Korean composers before Chin have made an indelible impression on the world stage, and both, as is Chin, became avant-gardist emigres. — Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times, 5 June 2025 David was born one of nine children to a French emigre family that settled in the farming area along the Connecticut-Rhode Island border. — Jeffrey Steingarten, Vogue, 23 Nov. 2025 After two devastating quakes, first responders were fishermen, doctors and emigres returning from abroad — a grassroots campaign filling a government void. — Helena Carpio, Washington Post, 30 June 2026 With the Greeks being the largest Orthodox emigre community in the United States, Elpidophoros presides over one of the largest Orthodox parishes in the country. — Brady Knox, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 24 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for émigré

Word History

Etymology

French émigré, from past participle of émigrer to emigrate, from Latin emigrare

First Known Use

1792, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of émigré was in 1792

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“émigré.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/%C3%A9migr%C3%A9. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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émigré

noun
émi·​gré
variants also emigré
ˈem-i-ˌgrā How to pronounce émigré (audio)
ˌem-i-ˈgrā
: emigrant sense 1
especially : a person forced to emigrate for political reasons
Etymology

French

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