expat

UK/ˈɛksˌpæt/US/ˈɛksˌpæt/

nounB2+Rare in speech; mostly a word you read · #14,717 of 15,258leans written

Other forms: expats

An expat is a person living long-term in a country not their own. The expat community, work as an expat, expat bars.

Which people are called expats and which are called immigrants is largely about wealth and origin, and the difference is worth noticing since the movement is the same. The word is short for expatriate.

Definitions of expat

1nounexpatA person living long-term in a country not their own.B2+
“The café is popular with British expats who have retired to the Spanish coast.”

expat is a person.

Also accepted in games: expatriate

Where it comes from

Clipping of expatriate.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA

Practised in Travel & Transport

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expat in the wild

Students are usually not referred to as expats.
Expatriate
The area surrounding the village is a popular location for British expats, the village featuring an English speaking cafe and many local businesses.
Sauzé-Vaussais
The website features articles and how-to guides covering various aspects of expat life, including education, finance, tax, relocation, and immigration.
Expatica
As of 2018, Venezuelans were the fourth-largest expat community in Argentina, behind Paraguayans, Bolivians and Chileans.
Venezuelan Argentines

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. These sentences were written by other people about their own subjects; they are here to show the word at work, not as anybody’s opinion.

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