emigrant

¹em·i·grant

noun \ˈe-mi-grənt\

Definition of EMIGRANT

1

: one who emigrates

2

: a migrant plant or animal

Examples of EMIGRANT

1. Millions of European emigrants came to America in the 19th century.
2. <a city teeming with emigrants from many lands>

First Known Use of EMIGRANT

1735

Related to EMIGRANT

Synonyms: émigré (also emigré), immigrant, incomer [chiefly British], in-migrant, migrant, out-migrant, settler

Antonyms: nonimmigrant

Related Words: defector, deportee, evacuee, exile, expatriate, refugee, relocatee, repatriate; alien, foreigner, illegal, noncitizen, nonnative; colonist, newcomer, squatter; migrator, pilgrim, pioneer, trekker

Near Antonyms: aborigine, native; citizen, habitant, inhabitant, national, resident

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Other Biology Terms

autochthonous, fecund, homunculus, phylogeny, substrate