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BNC: 40627 COCA: 28382

expat

1 ENTRIES FOUND:
expat /ˈɛksˌpæt/ noun
plural expats
expat
/ˈɛksˌpæt/
noun
plural expats
Learner's definition of EXPAT
[count] informal
BNC: 40627 COCA: 28382

expat

noun

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

Example Sentences

a network of expats in London keeps her from missing the family she left behind
Recent Examples on the Web Brent MacGregor, a Canadian expat who now skis with the Edinburgh Ski Touring Club, was more circumspect. Simon Akam, Outside Online, 26 Oct. 2017 In conventional literary travelogues of Westerners moving Eastward — to India, China or Arabia, as examples — there is a tendency toward an earnest elevation, redemption and deepening of the expat’s soul through travel. Bilal Qureshi, Washington Post, 22 July 2022 Josephine Baker, another Black American expat in Paris, was his hero. Cate Mcquaid, BostonGlobe.com, 7 July 2022 As an expat from the UK, I'm used to waking up to a rash of messages from the motherland and beyond. Adam Charlton, CNN, 17 July 2022 As an adult, he's been an expat ever since a stint in the Peace Corps in Ukraine. Jonathon Ramsey, Car and Driver, 8 July 2022 For instance, an Indian expat could now send home around 79 rupees on converting a dollar, in comparison to 74 rupees at the beginning of 2022. Mimansa Verma, Quartz, 6 July 2022 New Zealand expat Ray Walsh and Jennifer Hilliard-Walsh transformed a historic theater building into a delightful wine bar, tasting room and urban winery. Michael Alberty | For The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive, 29 June 2022 Hong Kong is the world’s most expensive city to live in as an expat for the second year in a row, according to a new study. Alex Millson, Fortune, 8 June 2022 See More

Word History

First Known Use

1962, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of expat was in 1962
BNC: 40627 COCA: 28382

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