émigré
an emigrant, especially a person who flees from their native land because of political conditions.
a person who fled from France because of opposition to or fear of the revolution that began in 1789.
Origin of émigré
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How to use émigré in a sentence
I confine myself to emigres—these damned aristocrats whom it is every good Frenchman's duty to aid in stamping out.
The Trampling of the Lilies | Rafael SabatiniIn 1800 little or no difficulty was made over erasing names from the fatal list, and some few emigres began to return.
The Collection of Antiquities | Honore de BalzacI expect he told him that we were prisoners of importance, either English spies or French emigres.
Under Wellington's Command | G. A. HentyUnworthy Frenchmen, emigres to whom we have extended pardon, have donned the white cockade, and gone over to our enemies.
To the best of my knowledge, all or certainly nearly all were emigres.
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British Dictionary definitions for émigré
/ (ˈɛmɪˌɡreɪ, French emiɡre) /
an emigrant, esp one forced to leave his native country for political reasons
Origin of émigré
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