| English Dictionary |
EXPAT
| Pronunciation (US): |  | (GB): | |
Dictionary entry overview: What does expat mean?
• EXPAT (noun)
The noun EXPAT has 1 sense:
1. a person who is voluntarily absent from home or country
Familiarity information: EXPAT used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A person who is voluntarily absent from home or country
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
exile; expat; expatriate
Context example:
American expatriates
Hypernyms ("expat" is a kind of...):
absentee (one that is absent or not in residence)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "expat"):
refugee (an exile who flees for safety)
remittance man (an exile living on money sent from home)
| Learn English with... Proverbs |
"Doctors make the worst patients." (English proverb)
"Don't let yesterday use up too much of today." (Native American proverb, Cherokee)
"If the village stands, it can break a trunk." (Armenian proverb)
"Misery enjoys company." (Dutch proverb)
"Don't let yesterday use up too much of today." (Native American proverb, Cherokee)
"If the village stands, it can break a trunk." (Armenian proverb)
"Misery enjoys company." (Dutch proverb)