Refugee

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Refugee \Ref`u*gee"\ (r?f`?*j?"), n. [F. r['e]fugi['e], fr. se
     r['e]fugier to take refuge. See {Refuge}, n.]
     1. One who flees to a shelter, or place of safety.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. Especially, one who, in times of persecution or political


        commotion, flees to a foreign power or country for safety;
        as, the French refugees who left France after the
        revocation of the edict of Nantes.
        [1913 Webster] Refulgence

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  refugee
       n : an exile who flees for safety

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  32 Moby Thesaurus words for "refugee":
     DP, Uitlander, absconder, alien, barbarian, bolter, deracine,
     displaced person, eloper, emigrant, emigre, escapee, evacuee,
     exile, expatriate, fleer, foreign devil, foreigner, fugitive,
     gringo, outlander, outlaw, outsider, runagate, runaway, skedaddler,
     stateless person, stranger, the Wandering Jew, tramontane,
     ultramontane, wanderer