boat person

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boat person

noun boat people · boat persons

A member of any of the ethnic or refugee groups known as "boat people".
alternative Alternative form of boatperson
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see boat, person.

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noun member of boat people

中文	船民 chuánmín
Français	boat-people
Deutsch	Bootsflüchtling
Русский	«челове́к с ло́дки»
Tiếng Việt	người thuyền nhân

noun person who enjoys boats

中文	喜歡船的人 /喜欢船的人 xǐhuān chuán de rén
Deutsch	Bootsliebhaber

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@misc{boat_person_2026,
  title = {boat person},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/boat%20person},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}