Refugee vs Settler - What's the difference?
refugee | settler |
A person seeking refuge in a foreign country out of fear of political persecution or the prospect of such persecution in his home country, i.e., a person seeking a political asylum.
A person seeking refuge in a foreign country due to poverty and no prospect of overcoming said poverty in his home country, i.e., a person seeking an economic asylum.
A person seeking refuge due to a natural disaster.
A person formally granted a political or economic asylum by a country other than his home country.
(transitive, US, historical) To convey (slaves) away from the advance of the federal forces.
someone who settles in a new location, especially one who makes a previously uninhabited place his home
someone who decides something, such as a dispute
(British) the person in a betting shop who calculates the winnings
A drink which settles the stomach, especially a bitter drink, often a nightcap.
A vessel, such as a tub, in which something, such as pulverized ore suspended in a liquid, is allowed to settle.
(colloquial) That which settles or finishes, such as a blow that decides a contest.
As nouns the difference between refugee and settler
is that refugee is a person seeking refuge in a foreign country out of fear of political persecution or the prospect of such persecution in his home country, ie, a person seeking a political asylum while settler is someone who settles in a new location, especially one who makes a previously uninhabited place his home.As a verb refugee
is (transitive|us|historical) to convey (slaves) away from the advance of the federal forces.refugee
English
Noun
(en noun)Derived terms
* reffo * refugeehoodSee also
* asylum * economic asylum * political asylum * refuge * refoulement * citizenshipless * countryless * nationlessVerb
settler
English
Noun
(en noun) (wikipedia settler)- the first settlers of New England