yacht person
yacht person noun: a wealthy émigré from Hong Kong who fled the handover of the colony back to China in 1997, taking their wealth with them to settle elsewhere in the Anglosphere and establish close-knit expatriate communities. Also the alternative form of yachtsperson.
Noun
yacht person (plural yacht people)
- A wealthy émigré from Hong Kong who fled the handover of the colony back to China in 1997, taking their wealth with them to settle elsewhere in the Anglosphere and establish close-knit expatriate communities.
- As the 1997 deadline approaches, it is expected that more money and immigrants from Hong Kong, particularly "yacht people" (wealthy refugees), will enter Canada, and more New Chinatowns will emerge.2011, David Chuenyan Lai, Chinatowns: Towns within Cities in Canada, page 284
Also used as
yacht person is also the alternative form of yachtsperson.
Forms of yacht person
| plural | yacht people |
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Origin of yacht person
(émigré from Hong Kong): Modelled on boat people.
Questions about yacht person
- What does yacht person mean?
- Yacht person means a wealthy émigré from Hong Kong who fled the handover of the colony back to China in 1997, taking their wealth with them to settle elsewhere in the Anglosphere and establish close-knit expatriate communities.
- What part of speech is yacht person?
- Yacht person is a noun.
- What is the plural of yacht person?
- The plural of yacht person is yacht people.
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