refugee
noun
[ rɛfjʊˈdʒiː ]
• a person who has been forced to leave their country in order to escape war, persecution, or natural disaster.
• "tens of thousands of refugees fled their homes"
Similar:
displaced person,
DP,
escapee,
fugitive,
asylum seeker,
runaway,
exile,
émigré,
stateless person,
outcast,
returnee,
reffo,
Origin:
late 17th century: from French réfugié ‘gone in search of refuge’, past participle of ( se) réfugier, from refuge (see refuge).
