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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Despite border crossings being down, Trump invoked the 1798 wartime Alien Enemies Act to deport hundreds of Venezuelan migrants his administration alleged to be gang members, affording them little to no due process.
—Alexandra Hutzler, ABC News, 29 Apr. 2025
For instance, 17 people were charged in 2024 for taking part in protests or demonstrations in support of irregular migrants, without apparently having any direct contact with them.
—Frey Lindsay, Forbes.com, 29 Apr. 2025
Colorado law restricts state and local law enforcement from cooperating with federal immigration officials’ efforts to arrest, detain or gather migrants’ personal information.
—Chris Boyette, CNN Money, 28 Apr. 2025
Trump pledged to remove millions of undocumented migrants as part of his aggressive immigration agenda.
—Mark Weinstein, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Apr. 2025
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Alexandra Hutzler, ABC News, 29 Apr. 2025
For instance, 17 people were charged in 2024 for taking part in protests or demonstrations in support of irregular migrants, without apparently having any direct contact with them.
—Frey Lindsay, Forbes.com, 29 Apr. 2025
Colorado law restricts state and local law enforcement from cooperating with federal immigration officials’ efforts to arrest, detain or gather migrants’ personal information.
—Chris Boyette, CNN Money, 28 Apr. 2025
Trump pledged to remove millions of undocumented migrants as part of his aggressive immigration agenda.
—Mark Weinstein, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Apr. 2025
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“Migrant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/migrant. Accessed 5 May. 2025.
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