emigre /ˈɛmɪɡɹeɪ/ noun4 •One who has departed their native land, often as a refugee.Between the wars, Paris was the center for all the world's emigres. •An emigrant, one who departs their native land to become an immigrant in another, especially a political exile.Slava Tsukerman is a Soviet émigré who has lived in New York City since 1976, apparently long enough for him to get the lay of the land. — 1983 •An emigrant, one who departs their native land to become an immigrant in another. •(historical) A French person who has departed their native land, especially a royalist who left during the French Revolution.Any émigré who had returned to France without obtaining government consent was required to leave France forthwith […] — 2002 formsemigres · emigrés · émigrés