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
Many Albanian emigrants — including from the U.S. — have returned to ride the tourism wave.
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The Dial, 12 June 2025
One short trail takes visitors around Camp Rock, which bears the signatures of California Trail emigrants that were left in axle grease in the mid-1800s.
—Nicole Blanchard, Idaho Statesman, 11 June 2025
Countries from which people migrate may benefit from the relief of population pressure and from emigrants sending remittances.
—Robert O. Keohane, Foreign Affairs, 2 June 2025
Throughout the ages, Chimney Rock has stood as an important marker amid the unending grassland, first for Native Americans and later for Western emigrants and fur traders.
—Brian Higgins, Outside Online, 27 May 2025
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The Dial, 12 June 2025
One short trail takes visitors around Camp Rock, which bears the signatures of California Trail emigrants that were left in axle grease in the mid-1800s.
—Nicole Blanchard, Idaho Statesman, 11 June 2025
Countries from which people migrate may benefit from the relief of population pressure and from emigrants sending remittances.
—Robert O. Keohane, Foreign Affairs, 2 June 2025
Throughout the ages, Chimney Rock has stood as an important marker amid the unending grassland, first for Native Americans and later for Western emigrants and fur traders.
—Brian Higgins, Outside Online, 27 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for emigrant
Noun
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Democrats have called the claims a lie, noting that undocumented immigrants aren’t eligible for payments from Medicare, Medicaid, or the Affordable Care Act.—
Joey Garrison,
USA Today,
3 Oct. 2025
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The journalists were among 15 people arrested during the July 17 demonstration held in support of Imam Ayman Soliman, an Egyptian immigrant and former Cincinnati Children's chaplain who was detained by ICE several days before.—
Quinlan Bentley,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
2 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Homeland Security said that migrants were being offered a $1,000 stipend each to leave.—
Michael Dorgan,
FOXNews.com,
4 Oct. 2025
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The Biden administration created the program in 2023 to allow FEMA to award grants to state, local, or nonprofit organizations that provide support services to migrants released from ICE custody.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
3 Oct. 2025
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Ringneck pheasants were established 20 years later, and most of the new settlers became pheasant hunters rather than grouse hunters.—
Worth Matthewson,
Outdoor Life,
2 Oct. 2025
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The art will encompass the stories of Black people who journeyed north to escape slavery and the early Westfield settlers who ran safehouses that harbored them during their travels.—
Domenica Bongiovanni,
IndyStar,
2 Oct. 2025
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But Republicans have argued that the Biden administration abused the immigration parole system, as well as granted asylum and refugee status to immigrants who should not have received it.—
Rachel Schilke,
The Washington Examiner,
3 Oct. 2025
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Their presence puts migrant and refugee families at greater risk and spreads fear throughout our communities.—
Billal Rahman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Oct. 2025
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“Emigrant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/emigrant. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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