escaper

noun

Definition of escapernext
as in refugee

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for escaper
  1. refugee
  2. visitor
  3. exile
  4. tourist
  5. emigrant
  6. expatriate
Noun
  • Cao herself was flown out of Vietnam in 1975 and came to the States as a 13-year-old refugee.
    — Victoria Le, Oc Register, 3 Apr. 2025
  • Layoffs also hit the entire staff at the HHS Administration for Children and Families, a division that provides support for child care, family violence prevention, refugee resettlement and Head Start programs. 5.
    — Jade Walker, CNN Money, 2 Apr. 2025
Definition of refugee
Noun
  • With a lively setup and a friendly vibe just steps from the Alamodome, this sports bar will likely serve as an ambassador for visitors getting to know the city.
    — Madalyn Mendoza, Axios, 31 Mar. 2025
  • When visitors started coming in earnest, in the late 1950s, the residents understood that tourism could save their beleaguered town.
    — Richard Grant, Smithsonian Magazine, 31 Mar. 2025
Definition of visitor
Noun
  • Today, many alternative news sources are widely available, including independent Russian outlets, many of which have been in exile since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
    — Fred Weir, The Christian Science Monitor, 21 Mar. 2025
  • The newspaper, controlled by Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, depicted Alinejad cowering in fear beneath the captive forms of two dissidents the regime had lured back to Iran from exile and executed.
    — Karl Vick, TIME, 21 Mar. 2025
Definition of exile
Noun
  • Within Asia, Thailand and Malaysia attract far more tourists than India.
    — Ronak D. Desai, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2025
  • Meanwhile, memories of the beginning of their relationship and the introduction of beautiful tourist Elena (Zar Amir Ebrahimi) snaps Lola out of her haze.
    — Glenn Garner, Deadline, 30 Mar. 2025
Definition of tourist
Noun
  • The motel, which is owned by his father and his uncle, emigrants from London, is not far from where Naran grew up, in Echo Park.
    — Hannah Goldfield, The New Yorker, 24 Mar. 2025
  • The emigrants killed were traveling by wagon to California at the time.
    — Barbara A. Perry, Newsweek, 28 Jan. 2025
Definition of emigrant
Noun
  • This work provided a full understanding of Japanese business culture and granted her the opportunity to live for five years as an expatriate in Silicon Valley.
    — Jason Phillips, USA TODAY, 28 Feb. 2025
  • States with net losses of residents are developing innovative and aggressive ways to capture tax revenue from their expatriates.
    — Bob Carlson, Forbes, 22 Feb. 2025
Definition of expatriate
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“Escaper.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/escaper. Accessed 8 Apr. 2025.

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