Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

asylum seeker

/əˈsaɪːləm siːkɚ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.31 in modern English

Syllables: asy-lum seek-er
IPA: /əˈsaɪːləm siːkɚ/

21

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A person who has applied for asylum in a foreign country but has not yet been granted refugee status by that country.

Example Sentences

"He stayed with friends and even spent a few nights in a hotel when had nowhere else to go. In September 2019, he moved into a flat with three other gay asylum seekers through Le Refuge, an organisation supporting isolated LGBTQI+ youth."
"In Manchester and in Aldershot in Hampshire, asylum seeker accommodation was targeted by demonstrators carrying placards that read “deport them, don’t support them” and “no apartments for illegals”."

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /əˈsaɪːləm siːkɚ/

Inflected Forms

asylum seekers (plural) asylum-seeker (alternative)

Phrases

asylum hotel illegal immigrant

Frequently Paired Words

asylum hotel asylee emigrant émigré illegal immigrant immigrant migrant refugee

Questions

How do you pronounce asylum seeker?: The recorded pronunciation is /əˈsaɪːləm siːkɚ/.
What does asylum seeker mean?: A person who has applied for asylum in a foreign country but has not yet been granted refugee status by that country.

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