expat

noun

ex·​pat ˈeks-ˌpat How to pronounce expat (audio)
chiefly British
: an expatriate person : expatriate

Examples of expat in a Sentence

a network of expats in London keeps her from missing the family she left behind
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Claudia McKenzie, an expat living in Australia since 2016, told me in an email interview that seeing kangaroos and wallabies is typical outside cities. Emese MacZko, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025 There are a lot of expats and people whose stories aren’t really told. Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 8 Apr. 2025 There’s an unspoken rule among Koh Sang’s community of expats, known as the Permanents, not to pry into anybody’s past. Calum Marsh, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2025 Over time, these two SoCal expats evolved Wooldridge into a serious commercial vineyard which includes an organic winery and creamery. Ben Davidson, The Mercury News, 24 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for expat

Word History

First Known Use

1962, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of expat was in 1962

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“Expat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/expat. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.

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