the.com/expatriate
Someone who moved abroad for the weather, stayed for the tax exemption.
means A person who lives outside their native country, often by choice rather than necessity.
from From Latin ex- ('out of') plus patria ('fatherland, native land'), the same patria that gives us 'patriot.' It passed through French as 'expatrier' before settling into English in the 18th century, originally carrying a harsher edge — to expatriate someone could mean banishing them. Over time the word softened from exile into lifestyle choice, which is its own small story about who gets to leave and why.
- origin
- latin ex patria, literally out of fatherland
- vs immigrant
- same move, richer passport, politer word
- irs reminder
- us still taxes you anywhere on earth
- common habitat
- group chats complaining about home and host country equally