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relocant

relocant noun: a person who has relocated; an emigre.

Noun

relocant (plural relocants)

  1. (uncommon, chiefly non-native speakers' English) A person who has relocated; an emigre.
    • But Indrapramit was a relocant: all his family was in a village somewhere up near Mumbai. He had no people here, and so Ferron felt it was her responsibility as his partner to look out for him. At least, that was what she told herself.2013 October 23, Elizabeth Bear, “In the House of Aryaman, a Lonely Signal Burns”, in The Year's Top Short SF Novels 3, AudioText
    • […] while other blogs and media are created by the so-called "relocants" (those who left Russia where they were not able to work as journalists any more due to their precarious status). These communication channels are especially popular in the diaspora where it is easier to access them[…]2023 December 22, Olga Solovova, Sabina Vakser, Russian as a Transnational Language: Resonance, Remembrance, Renewal, Taylor & Francis, →ISBN, page 155

Forms of relocant

pluralrelocants

Origin of relocant

Compare Russian релока́нт (relokánt).

Questions about relocant

What does relocant mean?
Relocant means a person who has relocated; an emigre.
What part of speech is relocant?
Relocant is a noun.
What is the plural of relocant?
The plural of relocant is relocants.

Words near relocant in the dictionary

  1. relocalizations
  2. relocalize
  3. relocalized
  4. relocalizes
  5. relocalizing
  6. relocant
  7. relocants
  8. relocatability
  9. relocatable
  10. relocatable power tap
  11. relocatable power taps

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