Synonyms of emigrant

emigrant

noun

ˈe-mi-grənt 

as in immigrant

one that leaves one place to settle in another

a city with emigrants from many lands

Synonyms & Similar Words

• immigrant
• migrant
• settler
• refugee
• émigré
• incomer
• foreigner
• alien
• in-migrant
• colonist
• expatriate
• out-migrant
• pilgrim
• pioneer
• deportee
• defector
• evacuee
• exile
• noncitizen
• relocatee
• repatriate
• squatter
• newcomer
• migrator
• nonnative
• trekker

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• native
• resident
• citizen
• nonimmigrant
• inhabitant
• national
• aborigine
• habitant

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of emigrant

Perhaps as important as Morocco’s investment in nurturing domestic talent has been its improved efforts to scout and court eligible international talent —often the descendants of emigrants who have learned the game in world-class competitive environs elsewhere. — Dan Greene, New Yorker, 12 June 2026

Between 1854 and 1891, the fort protected emigrants, mail coaches, freight wagons, and travelers along the Trans-Pecos stretch of the San Antonio–El Paso Road and Chihuahua Trail. — Lauren Jones, Southern Living, 10 June 2026

The Conestoga wagons, meant to replicate the vehicles used by emigrants on the Oregon Trail, are also luxurious. — Nicole Blanchard, Idaho Statesman, 18 May 2026

The bridge thereby connected Chahār Bāgh avenue to the New Julfa neighborhood, an economically important district housing emigrant artisans from Armenia. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 8 May 2026