1. refugee - Noun
2. refugee - Verb
One who flees to a shelter, or place of safety.
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.
Source: Webster's dictionaryJordan is the only Arab state that has provided citizenship to Palestinian refugees and integrated them. But something has to be done about the Palestinians living in refugee camps in Syria and Lebanon. Walter Russell Mead
My first experience in the Netherlands was very pleasant, extremely pleasant. I mean, I got my residence permit, refugee status, within four weeks of arrival. People treated me extremely well. Ayaan Hirsi Ali
The hardship of living in a refugee camp made me psychologically strong. Philip Emeagwali
Every heart to Love will come, but like a refugee. Leonard Cohen
In 1934, the American Jewish charities offered to find homes for 300 German refugee children. We were on the SS Washington, bound for New York, Christmas 1934. Jack Steinberger
It is satisfying for the descendant of a dissident refugee from Elizabeth I to present his credentials to Elizabeth II. Kingman Brewster, Jr.