emigrant

noun

Definition of emigrantnext
as in immigrant
one that leaves one place to settle in another a city with emigrants from many lands

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“Emigrant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/emigrant. Accessed 5 Feb. 2023.

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