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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The governor, apparently not a fan of Paul’s letter to the Romans about respecting authorities, ignored the orders and continued to let migrants be shredded in the river.
—John Fugelsang
september 12, Literary Hub, 12 Sep. 2025
The Special Jury Prize went to Less Than 5 Gr of Saffron, a dialogue-free short about an Iranian migrant processing trauma through cooking.
—Charlie Fink, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
In recent years, Stein says Russia has launched a variety of hybrid attacks on Poland, including weaponizing migrants and busing them to the Belarus-Polish border.
—September 11, NPR, 11 Sep. 2025
In a 21-page ruling, Talwani found that ICE holding an 18-year-old migrant arrested on charges of shoplifting without a bond hearing violated his due process rights.
—Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 10 Sep. 2025
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John Fugelsang
september 12, Literary Hub, 12 Sep. 2025
The Special Jury Prize went to Less Than 5 Gr of Saffron, a dialogue-free short about an Iranian migrant processing trauma through cooking.
—Charlie Fink, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
In recent years, Stein says Russia has launched a variety of hybrid attacks on Poland, including weaponizing migrants and busing them to the Belarus-Polish border.
—September 11, NPR, 11 Sep. 2025
In a 21-page ruling, Talwani found that ICE holding an 18-year-old migrant arrested on charges of shoplifting without a bond hearing violated his due process rights.
—Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 10 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for migrant
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“Migrant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/migrant. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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