refugee vs émigré

refugee

noun
  • A person who flees one place or institution for another. 

  • A person seeking refuge due to a natural disaster, war, etc. 

  • A person seeking refuge in a foreign country out of fear of political persecution or the prospect of such persecution in their home country, i.e., a person seeking political asylum. 

  • A person formally granted political or economic asylum by a country other than their home country. 

verb
  • To convey (slaves) away from the advance of the federal forces. 

émigré

noun
  • An emigrant, one who departs their native land to become an immigrant in another, especially a political exile. 

  • A French person who has departed their native land, especially a royalist who left during the French Revolution. 

How often have the words refugee and émigré occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )