émigré
émigré · émigrés
A French person who has departed their native land, especially a royalist who left…A French person who has departed their native land, especially a royalist who left during the French Revolution.
/ˈɛmɪɡɹeɪ/
Meaning
2 senses(historical)A French person who has departed their native land, especially a royalist who left during the French Revolution.
An emigrant, one who departs their native land to become an immigrant in another, especially a political exile.
Origin
Borrowed from French émigré.Borrowed from French émigré.
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