emigrant

noun

ˈe-mi-grənt How to pronounce emigrant (audio)
Definition of emigrantnext
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 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 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 See All Example Sentences for emigrant
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  1. immigrant
  2. migrant
  3. settler
  4. refugee
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  • According to Giselle Garcia, the program director of immigration nonprofit NorCal Resist, advocacy group Ring of Democracy approached her team and proposed a press conference in opposition to the termination of TPS for Haitian immigrants.
    — Sofia Williams, Sacbee.com, 31 July 2026
  • That doesn’t account for all the cases facing Idaho immigrants, however, because some people are moved to other states, according to Jacob Rourk, an attorney at Ramirez-Smith Law.
    — Idaho Statesman, Idaho Statesman, 31 July 2026
Definition of immigrant
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  • The ending of Temporary Protected Status for Haitian and other African migrants.
    — Melissa S. Johnson, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 July 2026
  • Then there’s the fact that Nicaraguan migrants in the United States are a smaller and less powerful force than Cuban Americans, many of whom have lobbied Washington for decades to isolate and overthrow Havana’s leaders.
    — Ismael López, Los Angeles Times, 26 July 2026
Definition of migrant
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  • Gilroy’s multi-ethnic roots, however, begin at its inception, when Scotsman John Gilroy became the first English-speaking settler of California, married Maria Clara Ortega – the daughter of a Spanish rancher, and then became a Mexican citizen.
    — Luis Melecio-Zambrano, Mercury News, 31 July 2026
  • The notion of zombies went back to that Caribbean nation’s days as a European colony, when huge numbers of largely African slaves were brutally disciplined and frequently worked to death by a white-settler minority.
    — Dennis Harvey, Variety, 31 July 2026
Definition of settler
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  • Both programs run through Asian Refugees United (ARU), a Harrisburg nonprofit that also teaches cultural classes to refugee children.
    — Maansi Srivastava, NPR, 21 July 2026
  • Dinu’s reflections are intercut with stories from their past, memories of Varsha’s therapeutic work, and stories of the migrants and post-partition refugees who lived and worked at Tavoy.
    — Robert Rubsam, The Atlantic, 20 July 2026
Definition of refugee

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“Emigrant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/emigrant. Accessed 2 Aug. 2026.

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