ESCAPERS Synonyms: 27 Similar and Opposite Words

escapers

noun

plural of escaper

as in refugees

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Noun

The park was teeming with refugees—hundreds of people living in makeshift tents, mostly tarps draped over ropes between trees.

— Ben Taub, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026
When the war started, Turkey planned to accommodate 70,000 Iranian refugees.

— Narges Bajoghli, Foreign Affairs, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of refugees

Noun

Baksheng leaves behind a family and then creates a new one with other Teochew emigrants at an inn run by a feminist daughter, Zia Lamgi (Li Sitong) who dodges a revolving door of suitors.

— Randy Myers, Mercury News, 3 Sep. 2026
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

Definition of emigrants

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In October 2025, the government launched AutoGov through its TAMM app—a unified digital platform that centralizes over 1,000 smart government services for citizens, residents, businesses, and visitors in Abu Dhabi.

— Inzamam Rashid, Fortune, 14 Oct. 2026
Attendance at the downtown location fell year-over-year as visitors adjusted to the work.

— Idaho Statesman, Idaho Statesman, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of visitors

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Travel restrictions had been lifted only a few days before, and Rome was almost entirely empty of tourists.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 Oct. 2026
Despite the war in the Middle East, the third quarter recorded a solid performance there, in a period marked by the natural low seasonality of July and August and a reduced presence of international tourists.

— Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 15 Oct. 2026

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