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.
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Sino-Mexican trade has boomed in recent years, and China last year became the third-biggest source of migrants to Mexico.
—Jeronimo Gonzalez, semafor.com, 26 Sep. 2025
Invented for the film is Sergio (Benicio Del Toro), Willa’s karate teacher, who is the protector of undocumented migrants in Baktan Cross seeking protection from fascistic immigration forces, one of which is led by Lockjaw.
—Rory Doherty, Time, 26 Sep. 2025
Family members and pro-immigration advocates have said that in some of the arrests, immigration judges dropped active cases against migrants, potentially expediting the deportation process.
—Kinsey Crowley, USA Today, 25 Sep. 2025
Lourdes Martinez, co-director of Centro Legal de la Raza’s immigrant rights program in Oakland, recommended migrants fearing deportation in the East Bay contact her agency before visiting courthouses, to develop a plan in case ICE is waiting for them.
—Jason Green, Mercury News, 25 Sep. 2025
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Jeronimo Gonzalez, semafor.com, 26 Sep. 2025
Invented for the film is Sergio (Benicio Del Toro), Willa’s karate teacher, who is the protector of undocumented migrants in Baktan Cross seeking protection from fascistic immigration forces, one of which is led by Lockjaw.
—Rory Doherty, Time, 26 Sep. 2025
Family members and pro-immigration advocates have said that in some of the arrests, immigration judges dropped active cases against migrants, potentially expediting the deportation process.
—Kinsey Crowley, USA Today, 25 Sep. 2025
Lourdes Martinez, co-director of Centro Legal de la Raza’s immigrant rights program in Oakland, recommended migrants fearing deportation in the East Bay contact her agency before visiting courthouses, to develop a plan in case ICE is waiting for them.
—Jason Green, Mercury News, 25 Sep. 2025
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“Migrant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/migrant. Accessed 3 Oct. 2025.
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