亡 命 者(ぼうめいしゃ)

ぼうめいしゃ

noun

exile; defector; refugee (political)

1. exile; defector; political refugee

A person who has fled their country for political reasons, often seeking asylum in another country. Implies a deliberate escape from political persecution or an oppressive regime.

亡命者(ぼうめいしゃ)を保護(ほご)する。

To give protection to a political exile.

彼(かれ)は亡命者(ぼうめいしゃ)として受(う)け入(い)れられた。

He was accepted as a political refugee.

冷戦(れいせん)時代(じだい)には、東側(ひがしがわ)諸国(しょこく)から多(おお)くの亡命者(ぼうめいしゃ)が西側(にしがわ)に逃(のが)れた。

During the Cold War era, many defectors fled from Eastern Bloc countries to the West.

Composed of 亡命(ぼうめい) (flight from one's country, exile) + 者(しゃ) (person). Specifically refers to someone who has fled for political reasons — not economic migrants or general refugees. The word often appears in news reports and historical discussions about defectors, dissidents, and political exiles.

Common collocations

政治(せいじ)亡命者(ぼうめいしゃ) — political exile/refugee
亡命者(ぼうめいしゃ)を受(う)け入(い)れる — to accept/take in a defector
亡命者(ぼうめいしゃ)を保護(ほご)する — to protect an exile
亡命者(ぼうめいしゃ)の証言(しょうげん) — testimony of a defector

Similar words

難民(なんみん) — refugee; broader term covering all refugees, including those fleeing war or natural disaster
亡命(ぼうめい) — exile, defection; the act itself rather than the person
亡命(ぼうめい)政権(せいけん) — government in exile; a related compound

Related Words

Compare: 難民(なんみん) (refugee)

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Added 2026.3.26 10:24 · Revised 2026.10.12 11:11

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