immigrant

im·mi·grant

noun \ˈi-mə-grənt\

Definition of IMMIGRANT

: one that immigrates: as a : a person who comes to a country to take up permanent residence b : a plant or animal that becomes established in an area where it was previously unknown

— immigrant adjective

Examples of IMMIGRANT

1. Millions of immigrants came to America from Europe in the 19th century.
2. The city has a large immigrant population.

First Known Use of IMMIGRANT

1789

Related to IMMIGRANT

Synonyms: émigré (also emigré), emigrant, 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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