refugee
A person seeking refuge (as for shelter or protection), especially in a foreign country, out of fear or prospect of political, religious persecution, war, natural disaster, etc.
Noun 1 meaning
A person seeking refuge (as for shelter or protection), especially in a foreign country, out of fear or prospect of political, religious persecution, war, natural disaster, etc.
Etymology
From French réfugié, past participle of réfugier (“to take refuge, to seek refuge”), from Old French refuge (“hiding place”) from Latin refugium (“a place of refuge, place to flee back to”), originally describing French Huguenots fleeing religious persecution after the revocation of the Edict of Nantes in 1685.
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REFUGEE at a glance
REFUGEE has 7 letters and scores 11 points in Scrabble (R 1 + E 1 + F 4 + U 1 + G 2 + E 1 + E 1) and 13 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #7,268 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
Rhymes with refugee
All rhymes- BUNGEE9
- APOGEE9
- AGEE5
- PERIGEE10
- SQUEEGEE18
- MORTGAGEE13
- CONGEE9
- NEGLIGEE10
- OGEE5
- PROTEGEE11
- OBLIGEE10
- THUGGEE12
One letter away
- REFUGES11
- REFUGED12
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