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expatriate

[eks-pey-tree-eyt, -pa-tree-, eks-pey-tree-it, -eyt, -pa-tree-] / ɛksˈpeɪ triˌeɪt, -ˈpæ tri-, ɛksˈpeɪ tri ɪt, -ˌeɪt, -ˈpæ tri- /
NOUN
person who lives outside their country
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NOUN
person forced out of their country
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Evidence is mounting that the draw of expatriate life extends beyond the cost of living.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 26, 2026

The embassy in Tehran usually counts around 30 expatriate employees, as well as a few dozen local staff members.

From Barron's • Jan. 12, 2026

He tells of the Ghadar Movement—the word means rebellion in Urdu—that came to life amid these expatriate workers.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 5, 2025

The club had been largely an expatriate German club that also had Jewish members.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 22, 2025

Between the windows some ancient wooden santos, and a couple of newer ones that had been carved and painted by the expatriate Snuffy Ledoux, were hanging.

From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols




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