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

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economic refugee

Source Word

economic refugee

Noun

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

Japanese Meaning

経済難民

After months of jobless desperation, he became an economic refugee, moving to the city in search of steady work.

数か月にわたる失業の絶望の末、彼は安定した仕事を求めて都市へ移り住む経済難民になった。

Sense（1）

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

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

economic refugees

（ plural ）