Immigrant vs. Refugee

Immigrantadjective

Of or relating to immigrants or the act of immigrating.

Immigrantnoun

A non-native person who comes to a country from another country in order to permanently settle there.

Immigrantnoun

A plant or animal that establishes itself in an area where it previously did not exist.

Immigrantnoun

One who immigrates; one who comes to a country for the purpose of permanent residence; - correlative of emigrant.

Immigrantnoun

a person who comes to a country where they were not born in order to settle there

Immigrantnoun

a person who comes to live permanently in a foreign country

Refugeenoun

A person seeking refuge in a foreign country out of fear of political persecution or the prospect of such persecution in his home country, i.e., a person seeking a political asylum.

Refugeenoun

A person seeking refuge due to a natural disaster.

Refugeenoun

A person formally granted a political or economic asylum by a country other than his home country.

Refugeeverb

To convey (slaves) away from the advance of the federal forces.

Refugeenoun

One who flees to a shelter, or place of safety.

Refugeenoun

Especially, one who, in times of persecution or political commotion, flees to a foreign power or country for safety; as, the French refugees who left France after the revocation of the edict of Nantes.

Refugeenoun

an exile who flees for safety

Refugee

A refugee, generally speaking, is a displaced person who has crossed national boundaries and who cannot or is unwilling to return home due to well-founded fear of persecution. Such a person may be called an asylum seeker until granted refugee status by the contracting state or the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) if they formally make a claim for asylum.