plural migrants
: someone or something that migrates: such as
a
: a person who moves regularly in order to find work especially in harvesting crops
farms employing migrants during the growing season
b
: immigrant sense a
especially
: refugee
… administration officials announced they would work to swiftly screen migrants seeking asylum at the border … and penalize people who cross illegally into the U.S. or illegally through another country on their way to the U.S. border. —
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c
: an animal (such as a gray whale, monarch butterfly, leatherback sea turtle, or Canada goose) that moves usually long distances from one habitat or geographic region to another
migrant
adjective
migrant labor
migrant birds
Examples of migrant in a Sentence
migrants in search of work on farms
Not all birds are migrants.
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On Wednesday, federal prosecutors unsealed an indictment for murder against Raúl Castro for his involvement in the 1996 shoot-down of two unarmed planes from Miami on a humanitarian mission to rescue Cuban migrants lost at sea.
—Syra Ortiz Blanes, Miami Herald, 22 May 2026
In a filing late Thursday, Arroyo cited past rulings that warrantless arrests by ICE should happen only in cases where a migrant is a flight risk.
—Cristóbal Reyes, The Orlando Sentinel, 22 May 2026
The West African country joins several other nations on the continent that have agreed to receive third-country migrants deported from the US.
—Semafor Events, semafor.com, 22 May 2026
Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio conducted high-profile raids in Latino communities and, later, the state saw large influxes of migrants during the Biden administration.
—Rebecca Santana, Chicago Tribune, 22 May 2026
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Syra Ortiz Blanes, Miami Herald, 22 May 2026
In a filing late Thursday, Arroyo cited past rulings that warrantless arrests by ICE should happen only in cases where a migrant is a flight risk.
—Cristóbal Reyes, The Orlando Sentinel, 22 May 2026
The West African country joins several other nations on the continent that have agreed to receive third-country migrants deported from the US.
—Semafor Events, semafor.com, 22 May 2026
Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio conducted high-profile raids in Latino communities and, later, the state saw large influxes of migrants during the Biden administration.
—Rebecca Santana, Chicago Tribune, 22 May 2026
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“Migrant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/migrant. Accessed 26 May. 2026.
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