Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

economic refugee

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.95 in modern English

Syllables: eco-nomic refugee
IPA

25

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

2

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A person fleeing poverty rather than political persecution or the results of a natural disaster.

Example Sentences

"Many people objected to the government allowing entry to so many economic refugees."

Inflected Forms

economic refugees (plural)

Questions

What does economic refugee mean?: A person fleeing poverty rather than political persecution or the results of a natural disaster.

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