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

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

Those include sites like Bonneville Point – where emigrants got their first glimpse of the Boise River Valley and trail ruts can be seen – and Three Island Crossing State Park, named for the most crucial and challenging river crossing in the state. — Nathan Diller, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026

At least one of Mellone’s cases had been rejected in lower courts before the new law, hinging partially on rulings that Italian emigrants who took on another citizenship before having children cannot pass on Italian citizenship. — ABC News, 14 Apr. 2026