refugee

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Synonyms: refuge, refuges, refuged

Antonyms: refuge, refuges, refuged

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Noun

1. {{senseid|en|person seeking refuge}} {{lb|en|attributive|also|figurative}} A person seeking [[refuge]] (as for [[shelter]] or [[protection]]), especially in a [[foreign country]], out of fear or prospect of political, religious [[persecution]], [[war]], [[natural disaster]], etc. {{defdate|from 1680s}}
2. {{lb|en|disparaging|by extension}} A person who is fleeing from [[justice]], [[punishment]] deemed righteous, etc.; a [[runaway]], a [[fugitive]]. {{defdate|from 1750s}}

Verb

1. {{lb|en|transitive|US|historical}} To convey (slaves) away from the advance of the federal forces.

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