migrant

mi·grant

noun \ˈmī-grənt\

Definition of MIGRANT

: one that migrates: as a : a person who moves regularly in order to find work especially in harvesting crops b : an animal that shifts from one habitat to another

— migrant adjective

Examples of MIGRANT

1. migrants in search of work on farms
2. Not all birds are migrants.

Origin of MIGRANT

Latin migrant-, migrans, present participle of migrare

First Known Use: 1760

Related to MIGRANT

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