asylum seeker
noun [C]Definition
› someone who leaves their own country for their safety, often for political reasons or because of war, and who travels to another country hoping that the government will protect them and allow them to live there: genuine/bogus asylum seekers A record number of asylum seekers arrived in the UK last month.People who live or settle somewhereChanging homes and moving
(Definition of asylum seeker noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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- diaspora noun
- economic migrant noun
- emigrate verb
- greener pastures idiom
- immigrant noun
- move noun (CHANGE OF PLACE)
- move on phrasal verb (NEW PLACE)
- move out phrasal verb
- move verb (CHANGE PLACE)
- moving noun
- post verb (PLACE)
- relocate verb
- removal noun (TAKING AWAY)
- residence noun
- settle verb (LIVE)
- shelter noun
- the Diaspora noun
- transfer verb
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