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What would you call a person in exile?

There are many ways to call a person in exile, depending on the context and nuance you want to convey:

Formal:

* Exile

* Exiled person

* Exileé (for a woman)

* Emigré (used specifically for political exile)

Informal:

* Outcast

* Banished

* Refugee (if the exile is fleeing persecution or war)

* Fugitive (if the exile is fleeing from the law)

More poetic/literary:

* Wanderer

* Sojourner

* Nomad

* Displaced person

* Stranger in a strange land

The best term to use depends on the specific situation and the desired effect.

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