émigré

[ em-i-grey; French ey-mee-grey ]

noun

, plural é·mi·grés [em, -i-greyz, ey-mee-, grey].

1. an emigrant, especially a person who flees from their native land because of political conditions.
2. a person who fled from France because of opposition to or fear of the revolution that began in 1789.

émigré

/ ˈɛmɪˌɡreɪ; emiɡre /

noun

1. an emigrant, esp one forced to leave his native country for political reasons

Word History and Origins

Origin of émigré¹

First recorded in 1785–95; from French: noun use of past participle of émigrer, from Latin ēmīgrāre to emigrate

Word History and Origins

Origin of émigré¹

C18: from French, from émigrer to emigrate

Example Sentences

Although George isn’t based on Görög, Nathan says it was immediately apparent that as a Hungarian living in Hollywood, he must have been a war émigré.

From Los Angeles Times

The piece is his rendering of a dance Balanchine thought about but never realized for “Jewels,” a plotless ballet comprised of three movements that evoke the beauty of precious stones and places significant to the Russian emigré: “Emeralds” for France set to the music of Gabriel Fauré, “Rubies” for America set to Igor Stravinsky, and “Diamonds” for his native imperial Russia with a score by Pyotr Tchaikovsky.

From Los Angeles Times

Hassilev was born in Paris on July 11, 1932, to Russian emigré parents Leonide and Tamara Hassilev.

From Los Angeles Times

There’s no better cultural history of the German émigré community and its impact on Hollywood.

From Los Angeles Times

Pedrosa, however, speaks about celebrating the foreigner and the historic waves of migration across the planet, offering a catalog of synonyms — “Immigrant, émigré, expatriate” — even as he expands the concept.

From New York Times