• Evacuee

    Origin

    From French évacué, évacuée, from évacuer.

    Full definition of evacuee

    Noun

    evacuee

    (plural evacuees)
    1. A person who has been evacuated, especially a civilian evacuated from a dangerous place in time of war
      • 2012, November 20, Nina Bernstein, Storm Bared a Lack of Options for the Homeless in New York, In the three weeks since, the city has repeatedly relocated evacuees on short notice. To reopen schools, it bused many to armories, turning drill floors into open dormitories for the first time since a 1980s lawsuit halted the practice.
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