as in immigrant
one that leaves one place to settle in another
a city with emigrants from many lands
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Recent Examples of emigrant
When a wagon train of emigrants traveling from Arkansas to California passed through the area, Mormon militiamen surrounded the group and brutally slaughtered more than 100 men, women, and children.
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Monica Mercuri, Forbes, 11 Jan. 2025
Circumnavigated the globe 21 times, transported emigrants from Britain to New Zealand, hauled salmon from Alaska.
—Roger Showley, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Jan. 2025
Landed during the rainy season in a swamp, the emigrants found neither fresh water nor waterproof dwellings awaiting them, though they were shortly regaled with a supply of skates!
—Rob Crossan, JSTOR Daily, 13 Dec. 2024
The motel, which is owned by his father and his uncle, emigrants from London, is not far from where Naran grew up, in Echo Park.
—Hannah Goldfield, The New Yorker, 24 Mar. 2025
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Monica Mercuri, Forbes, 11 Jan. 2025
Circumnavigated the globe 21 times, transported emigrants from Britain to New Zealand, hauled salmon from Alaska.
—Roger Showley, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Jan. 2025
Landed during the rainy season in a swamp, the emigrants found neither fresh water nor waterproof dwellings awaiting them, though they were shortly regaled with a supply of skates!
—Rob Crossan, JSTOR Daily, 13 Dec. 2024
The motel, which is owned by his father and his uncle, emigrants from London, is not far from where Naran grew up, in Echo Park.
—Hannah Goldfield, The New Yorker, 24 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for emigrant
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Despite a 150-year tradition of granting citizenship to everyone born in the United States, Trump said it was never intended for the children of undocumented immigrants or temporary visitors.—
Maureen Groppe,
USA Today,
16 May 2025
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Over 100 Florida Highway Patrol officers were also recently sworn in as Special Deputy U.S. Marshalls, authorizing them to arrest undocumented immigrants.—
Verónica Egui Brito,
Miami Herald,
16 May 2025
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Even as many New Yorkers, especially migrants, remain regular churchgoers, others have drifted away from the faith.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
10 May 2025
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White House deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller says President Donald Trump is looking for ways to expand its legal power to deport migrants who are in the United States illegally.—
Will Weissert,
Chicago Tribune,
10 May 2025
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The remarkable resilience of Alaskans - indigenous and settlers alike – resonates will all visitors, and a strong connection to the land and resources is a common thread that binds them.—
Saleem H. Ali,
Forbes.com,
18 May 2025
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The settler spirit, much derided now, represented an awesome ability.—
Andrew Moore,
New York Times,
15 May 2025
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The March, and the Madrid Accords agreement between Spain, Morocco and Mauretania that followed, signified regime change and the forceful displacement of majority of Sahrawis, many of whom now live in refugee camps in Algeria.—
Mandy Taheri,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 May 2025
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The processing of Afrikaners granted refugee status has also been unusually fast.—
May 9,
CBS News,
9 May 2025
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“Emigrant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/emigrant. Accessed 25 May. 2025.
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