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.
To convey (slaves) away from the advance of the federal forces.
A person (especially a child) who is homeless and without means of support; also, a person excluded from society; an outcast.
A plant introduced in a place outside its native range but is not persistently naturalized.
A very thin person.
Something found, especially if without an owner; something which comes along, as it were, by chance.
A small flag used as a signal.
Something (such as clouds or smoke) carried aloft by the wind.
To cast aside or reject, and thus make a waif.