as in immigrant
one that leaves one place to settle in another
a city with emigrants from many lands
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Recent Examples of emigrant
Many Albanian emigrants — including from the U.S. — have returned to ride the tourism wave.
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The Dial, 12 June 2025
One short trail takes visitors around Camp Rock, which bears the signatures of California Trail emigrants that were left in axle grease in the mid-1800s.
—Nicole Blanchard, Idaho Statesman, 11 June 2025
Countries from which people migrate may benefit from the relief of population pressure and from emigrants sending remittances.
—Robert O. Keohane, Foreign Affairs, 2 June 2025
Throughout the ages, Chimney Rock has stood as an important marker amid the unending grassland, first for Native Americans and later for Western emigrants and fur traders.
—Brian Higgins, Outside Online, 27 May 2025
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The Dial, 12 June 2025
One short trail takes visitors around Camp Rock, which bears the signatures of California Trail emigrants that were left in axle grease in the mid-1800s.
—Nicole Blanchard, Idaho Statesman, 11 June 2025
Countries from which people migrate may benefit from the relief of population pressure and from emigrants sending remittances.
—Robert O. Keohane, Foreign Affairs, 2 June 2025
Throughout the ages, Chimney Rock has stood as an important marker amid the unending grassland, first for Native Americans and later for Western emigrants and fur traders.
—Brian Higgins, Outside Online, 27 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for emigrant
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In June, representatives for the county’s immigration hotline told the Alameda County For All committee about the limitations of the organization in responding to the rapidly changing needs of the county’s immigrants.—
Chase Hunter,
Mercury News,
17 Oct. 2025
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Fernandes Anderson was the first Muslim-American, African immigrant and formerly undocumented person to be elected to the City Council.—
Gayla Cawley,
Boston Herald,
16 Oct. 2025
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From migrants and colonizers to gossip and war, Emily Wilson examines The Aeneid and its relevance to the modern world.—
tumblr.com,
tumblr.com,
11 Oct. 2025
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The uptick in confrontations comes as the administration increases its efforts to deport millions of undocumented migrants, an approach critics say has led to aggressive enforcement tactics, due process violations and the mistreatment of migrants.—
Billal Rahman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Oct. 2025
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Their inhabitants have been forced off their land by a combination of settlers and the Army, which are often indistinguishable from each other.—
Isaac Chotiner,
New Yorker,
16 Oct. 2025
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Big Bone Lick's annual Salt Festival See demonstrations of early settler ways of life, salt making, archery, spear and tomahawk throwing.—
Caroline Ritzie,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
15 Oct. 2025
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The latter clause — the principle that Palestinian refugees and their descendants have a right to return to land that became Israel — is not explicitly mentioned in the boycott literature on the FWP website.—
Jake Kanter,
Deadline,
10 Oct. 2025
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Coverage would be restored to asylum seekers, refugees, people on work visas and students.—
Anna Kleiber,
jsonline.com,
10 Oct. 2025
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“Emigrant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/emigrant. Accessed 17 Oct. 2025.
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