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asylum seeker en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /əˈsaɪːləm siːkɚ/ (General-American)
• (Southern-England) audio

Meanings

1. A person who has applied for asylum in a foreign country but has not yet been granted refugee status by that country.
   • In Manchester and in Aldershot in Hampshire, asylum seeker accommodation was targeted by demonstrators carrying placards that read “deport them, don’t support them” and “no apartments for illegals”. 2024 August 1, Josh Halliday, Neha Gohil, “Police in England urged to protect mosques as far right plans more rallies”, in The Guardian, archived from the original on 24 Aug 2024:
   • He stayed with friends and even spent a few nights in a hotel when had nowhere else to go. In September 2019, he moved into a flat with three other gay asylum seekers through Le Refuge, an organisation supporting isolated LGBTQI+ youth. 2020 August 5, Francesca Spinelli, “Meet David: born in France, raised in Belgium, facing removal to the DRC”, in The Guardian, archived from the original on 05 Jan 2021:

Forms

Relateds

emigrant · asylee · immigrant · illegal immigrant · refugee · asylum hotel · émigré · migrant

Translations (93)

ru бе́женка (person who has applied for asylum) · el αιτητής ασύλου (person who has applied for asylum) · be шука́льнік прыту́лку (person who has applied for asylum) · km ស្វែងរកសិទ្ធិជ្រកកោន (person who has applied for asylum) · sk žiadateľ o azyl (person who has applied for asylum) · de Asylwerber (person who has applied for asylum) · cmn 尋求庇護者 /寻求庇护者 (person who has applied for asylum) · sh азѝлантица (person who has applied for asylum) · tg паноҳҷӯ (person who has applied for asylum) · de Asylantin (person who has applied for asylum) · ro refugiat (person who has applied for asylum) · sl prosilec za azil (person who has applied for asylum) · bg тъ́рсещ убе́жище (person who has applied for asylum) · fr demandeur d'asile (person who has applied for asylum) · cs azylant (person who has applied for asylum) · lt prieglobsčio prašytojas (person who has applied for asylum) · cy ceisiwr lloches (person who has applied for asylum) · de Asylbewerber (person who has applied for asylum) · fi turvapaikanhakija (person who has applied for asylum) · fa پناهجو (person who has applied for asylum) · mk азила́нт (person who has applied for asylum) · el αιτών άσυλο (person who has applied for asylum) · sh tražilac azila (person who has applied for asylum) · sk žiadateľka o azyl (person who has applied for asylum) · fr demandeuse d'asile (person who has applied for asylum) · ga iarrthóir tearmainn (person who has applied for asylum) · cs žadatelka o azyl (person who has applied for asylum) · pl azylant (person who has applied for asylum) · kmr dawakarê penaberiyê (person who has applied for asylum) · gd fògarrach (person who has applied for asylum) · sv asylsökande (person who has applied for asylum) · de Asylsuchende (person who has applied for asylum) · mk азила́нтка (person who has applied for asylum) · lt prieglobsčio prašytoja (person who has applied for asylum) · ca sol·licitant d'asil (person who has applied for asylum) · mk кандида́тка за азил (person who has applied for asylum) · pl azylowiec (person who has applied for asylum) · be шука́льніца прыту́лку (person who has applied for asylum) · ka თავშესაფრის მაძიებელი (person who has applied for asylum) · pt requerente de asilo (person who has applied for asylum) · es asilante (person who has applied for asylum) · sk azylant (person who has applied for asylum) · eo azilpetanto (person who has applied for asylum) · ru соиска́тельница убе́жища (person who has applied for asylum) · mk кандида́т за азил (person who has applied for asylum) · ro solicitant de azil (person who has applied for asylum) · ko 망명 신청자 (person who has applied for asylum) · tg паноҳҷӯй (person who has applied for asylum) · pt asilado (person who has applied for asylum) · nl asielzoeker (person who has applied for asylum) · ro solicitantă de azil (person who has applied for asylum) · tr sığınmacı (person who has applied for asylum) · lt pabėgėlė (person who has applied for asylum) · hu menedékkérő (person who has applied for asylum) · sh тражилац азила (person who has applied for asylum) · de Asylbewerberin (person who has applied for asylum) · sl prosilka za azil (person who has applied for asylum) · hy ապաստան հայցող (person who has applied for asylum) · lv patvēruma meklētājs (person who has applied for asylum) · sh azìlant (person who has applied for asylum) · de Asylsuchender (person who has applied for asylum) · ja 亡命希望者 (person who has applied for asylum) · de Asylant (person who has applied for asylum) · nn asylsøkjar (person who has applied for asylum) · cs žadatel o azyl (person who has applied for asylum) · mi kaikimi punanga (person who has applied for asylum) · sk azylantka (person who has applied for asylum) · ar طَالِب لُجُوء (person who has applied for asylum) · af asielsoeker (person who has applied for asylum) · nb asylsøker (person who has applied for asylum) · fa پناهنده (person who has applied for asylum) · vi người xin tị nạn (person who has applied for asylum) · sq azilkërkues (person who has applied for asylum) · is hælisleitandi (person who has applied for asylum) · uk шука́чка приту́лку (person who has applied for asylum) · ru бе́женец (person who has applied for asylum) · ru лицо́, ищу́щее убе́жище (person who has applied for asylum) · da asylansøger (person who has applied for asylum) · pl azylantka (person who has applied for asylum) · cs azylantka (person who has applied for asylum) · de Asylwerberin (person who has applied for asylum) · kmr dawakara penaberiyê (person who has applied for asylum) · ru соиска́тель убе́жища (person who has applied for asylum) · et varjupaigataotleja (person who has applied for asylum) · kmr penaxwaz (person who has applied for asylum) · gl solicitante de asilo (person who has applied for asylum) · ar طَالِبَة لُجُوء (person who has applied for asylum) · uk шука́ч приту́лку (person who has applied for asylum) · lt pabėgėlis (person who has applied for asylum) · es solicitante de asilo (person who has applied for asylum) · vi người xin tỵ nạn (person who has applied for asylum) · sh azìlantica (person who has applied for asylum) · sh азѝлант (person who has applied for asylum)