émigré
/ˈɛmɪɡreɪ
/noun
A person who has left their own country in order to settle in another, typically for political reasons: Soviet émigrés and defectors [as modifier]: émigré life...
- In view of the contributions of German émigrés, the experiential program was named Émigré Memorial German Internship Program.
- For the most part, the work of Russian émigré scientists and engineers became a part of the mainstream activities of the new country.
Origin
Late 18th century (originally denoting a person escaping the French Revolution): French, past participle of émigrer 'emigrate'.