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.
Recent Examples on the Web
The three vessels were carrying a combined total of 31 Chinese migrants, including a child, and 168 kilograms of cocaine, the complaint states.
—David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 5 Sep. 2025
An independent poll by Migrant Rights Centre Ireland last year found that a vast majority of the Irish public support welcoming policies to migrants.
—Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 5 Sep. 2025
The Everglades site had been the subject of intense criticism for its treatment of migrants who had been confined there amid sweltering heat, bug infestations and meager meals, prompting members of Congress and state representatives that witnessed the conditions to demand its immediate closure.
—Isabel Rosales, CNN Money, 5 Sep. 2025
The incident came after the aide saw federal agents detaining migrants outside a courtroom in the same building as Nadler's office.
—Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2025
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David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 5 Sep. 2025
An independent poll by Migrant Rights Centre Ireland last year found that a vast majority of the Irish public support welcoming policies to migrants.
—Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 5 Sep. 2025
The Everglades site had been the subject of intense criticism for its treatment of migrants who had been confined there amid sweltering heat, bug infestations and meager meals, prompting members of Congress and state representatives that witnessed the conditions to demand its immediate closure.
—Isabel Rosales, CNN Money, 5 Sep. 2025
The incident came after the aide saw federal agents detaining migrants outside a courtroom in the same building as Nadler's office.
—Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2025
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“Migrant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/migrant. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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