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Definition of migrant
: one that migrates: such asa : a person who moves regularly in order to find work especially in harvesting cropsb : an animal that shifts from one habitat to another
migrant
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Examples of migrant in a Sentence
migrants in search of work on farms
Not all birds are migrants.
Recent Examples of migrant from the Web
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Recent years have seen outbreaks of deadly violence against foreigners by South Africans who say the migrants are taking their jobs and opportunities.
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CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Summer is typically a slow time of year for Northeast Ohio birders, as the majority of colorful migrants are busy incubating eggs or feeding chicks in the nest.
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More than a million migrants have arrived in Germany since 2015, the majority from Muslim countries.
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The group said that about 24 migrants from Gambia, Nigeria, Senegal and Ivory Coast alerted authorities days ago that they had been stranded.
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Cuban migrants stranded in Panama talk to journalists at the camp where they are housed in Gualaca in the western province of Chiriquí.
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The Hellenikon complex, largely abandoned over the last 13 years despite the country’s deep financial crisis, had been used to house up to 3,000 migrants.
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At least 70,877 refugees and migrants have arrived on Europe's shores since the beginning of 2017, according to the UN refugee agency.
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Kicking off her first trip abroad in nearly a quarter-century, Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi (ahng sahn soo chee) offered encouragement to impoverished migrants in neighboring Thailand.
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Origin and Etymology of migrant
Latin migrant-, migrans, present participle of migrare
MIGRANT Defined for English Language Learners
migrant
playDefinition of migrant for English Language Learners
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: a person who goes from one place to another especially to find work
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: a bird or animal that moves from one area to another at different times of the year
MIGRANT Defined for Kids
migrant
playDefinition of migrant for Students
: a person or animal that migrates
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