Expated: A person who has lived and worked as an expat (expatriate), and then gone back home (repatriated). The past tense of an expat, expatriate, or expat-brat.
by Karen Fleming December 27, 2005
by jcastnu July 4, 2018
Immigrants, but they're white.
by Karashou February 11, 2020
A person that lives and works in a foreign country while acting as if they never left their home country.
James was unfamiliar with the local language and culture as he rarely ventured outside the expat bubble.
by wix99 March 27, 2020
Expatriate - it means "immigrant" - it's a word created by white people so they don't have to call themselves "immigrants" when they leave their native country and go somewhere else.
by Johnny GYFS August 23, 2021
by Richsin August 13, 2021
A person taking up residency in another country.
Now most commonly used as term for those working in companies outside of their home country such as those with regional position and their family.
Now most commonly used as term for those working in companies outside of their home country such as those with regional position and their family.
1. She got offered a regional position in her company's head office in Singapore making here an expat in that tiny city-state.
2. Our new neighbor is an expatriate family from Argentina, family of the newly appointed Argentine Diplomat.
2. Our new neighbor is an expatriate family from Argentina, family of the newly appointed Argentine Diplomat.
by cl_dan June 27, 2005