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.
亡命者を保護する。
To give protection to a political exile.
彼は亡命者として受け入れられた。
He was accepted as a political refugee.
冷戦時代には、東側諸国から多くの亡命者が西側に逃れた。
During the Cold War era, many defectors fled from Eastern Bloc countries to the West.
Composed of 亡命 (flight from one's country, exile) + 者 (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:
- 政治亡命者 — political exile/refugee
- 亡命者を受け入れる — to accept/take in a defector
- 亡命者を保護する — to protect an exile
- 亡命者の証言 — testimony of a defector
SIMILAR WORDS:
- 難民 — refugee; broader term covering all refugees, including those fleeing war or natural disaster
- 亡命 — exile, defection; the act itself rather than the person
- 亡命政権 — government in exile; a related compound