plural migrants
: someone or something that migrates: such as
a
: a person who moves regularly in order to find work especially in harvesting crops
farms employing migrants during the growing season
b
: immigrant sense a
especially
: refugee
… administration officials announced they would work to swiftly screen migrants seeking asylum at the border … and penalize people who cross illegally into the U.S. or illegally through another country on their way to the U.S. border. —
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c
: an animal (such as a gray whale, monarch butterfly, leatherback sea turtle, or Canada goose) that moves usually long distances from one habitat or geographic region to another
migrant
adjective
migrant labor
migrant birds
Examples of migrant in a Sentence
migrants in search of work on farms
Not all birds are migrants.
Recent Examples on the Web
The country's newest federal immigration court recently opened in Indianapolis, the Marion County jail has become a hub to process immigrants through the system, and the state-run Miami Correctional Facility has been tapped to house migrants.
—Noe Padilla, IndyStar, 31 Oct. 2025
Now, Tapachula is experiencing a reverse migration, as the United States sends planeload after planeload of deportees to the southern part of Mexico while the flow of migrants headed north has dried up.
—Daniel Gonzalez, AZCentral.com, 30 Oct. 2025
Officers who appeared to be conducting immigration arrests in unmarked vehicles were captured on videos shot across the country and shared online on platforms like TikTok, Instagram and Eyes Up, an application that tracks where federal agents have arrested migrants.
—Ximena Bustillo, NPR, 29 Oct. 2025
In the clip, migrants are seen climbing a loose rope hanging over the side of the ship.
—Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 29 Oct. 2025
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Noe Padilla, IndyStar, 31 Oct. 2025
Now, Tapachula is experiencing a reverse migration, as the United States sends planeload after planeload of deportees to the southern part of Mexico while the flow of migrants headed north has dried up.
—Daniel Gonzalez, AZCentral.com, 30 Oct. 2025
Officers who appeared to be conducting immigration arrests in unmarked vehicles were captured on videos shot across the country and shared online on platforms like TikTok, Instagram and Eyes Up, an application that tracks where federal agents have arrested migrants.
—Ximena Bustillo, NPR, 29 Oct. 2025
In the clip, migrants are seen climbing a loose rope hanging over the side of the ship.
—Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 29 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for migrant
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“Migrant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/migrant. Accessed 5 Nov. 2025.
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