evacuee

American  

[ih-vak-yoo-ee, ih-vak-yoo-ee] / ɪˌvæk yuˈi, ɪˈvæk yuˌi /

noun

1. a person who is withdrawn or removed from a place of danger, a disaster area, etc.

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Etymology

Origin of evacuee

1935–40; < French évacué, past participle of évacuer to evacuate; -ee

Example Sentences

But the floods that battered northwestern Morocco in recent weeks have left evacuees like Habachi with little to celebrate.

From Barron's

Authorities have set up camps of small tents, including near the city of Kenitra, to shelter evacuees and their livestock.

From Barron's

AFP images from Sunday showed ambulances queued up on the Egyptian side preparing to receive medical evacuees, who were expected to be the first groups allowed out.

From Barron's

Medical evacuees will be given priority to leave through Rafah in the first few weeks, Israeli and Egyptian officials said, as long as they have approval from a third country to treat them.

From The Wall Street Journal

We have many evacuees here in Wales and fortified air raid shelters.

From Literature

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