expatriate vs refugee
refugee vs expatriateexpatriate and refugee both are nouns.
expatriate is a verb but refugee is not a verb.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| expatriate | Yes | No | Yes | No |
| refugee | Yes | No | No | No |
As nouns,
refugee is a hyponym of
expatriate; that is, refugee is a
word with a more specific, narrower meaning than
expatriate:
- expatriate: a person who is voluntarily absent from home or country
- refugee: an exile who flees for safety
Other hyponyms of expatriate include
remittance man.
| expatriate (noun) | refugee (noun) |
|---|---|
| a person who is voluntarily absent from home or country | an exile who flees for safety |
| expatriate (verb) | refugee (verb) |
|---|---|
| move away from one's native country and adopt a new residence abroad | |
| expel from a country |
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