escapers

noun

plural of escaper
as in refugees

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  1. refugees
  2. emigrants
  3. visitors
  4. tourists
Noun
  • Little Saigon developed in the 1970s and ’80s, as refugees from South Vietnam fled the aftermath of the Vietnam War and moved to Southern California.
    — Cu Fleshman, Travel + Leisure, 26 Aug. 2026
  • American sentiment was turning against newcomers, whether Vietnamese refugees, Cuban and Haitian boat people, Central Americans fleeing civil wars or Mexicans looking for economic opportunity.
    — Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of refugees
Noun
  • The decision could have broad implications for descendants of Italian emigrants, particularly in North and South America, where large Italian diaspora communities have ancestral ties to Italy.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 29 July 2026
  • González has witnessed the ties between Mexico and its emigrants abroad evolve over four decades, starting as a young consular officer in the administration of Mexican President Carlos Salinas de Gortari.
    — Alfredo Corchado, Los Angeles Times, 11 July 2026
Definition of emigrants
Noun
  • And, despite trade disagreements, visitors can still get cheddar and bacon soup and filet mignon from the Canada pavilion.
    — Dewayne Bevil, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Mapquest even offered a page for visitors to create their own name for the lake.
    — Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of visitors
Noun
  • The disaster occurred just off the coast of Kyrenia, a popular holiday resort for both locals and tourists.
    — Reuters, USA Today, 30 Aug. 2026
  • Some thirty thousand tourists visited annually to soak in the mountain’s mineral springs and sip from a geyser of warm fizzy water.
    — Laura Preston, New Yorker, 30 Aug. 2026
Definition of tourists
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“Escapers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/escapers. Accessed 1 Sep. 2026.

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