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
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.
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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
Extend your adventure: Make sure to check out the Ethel & Christopher J. Abbott Visitor Center to learn more about the lives of Western emigrants and try your hand at packing a covered wagon.
—Brian Higgins, Outside Online, 27 May 2025
But at the time, the Israeli government was also considering the expulsion of terrorists from Gaza and trying to persuade Egypt and other countries to take in voluntary emigrants from Gaza.
—Assaf Orion, Foreign Affairs, 3 June 2025
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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
Extend your adventure: Make sure to check out the Ethel & Christopher J. Abbott Visitor Center to learn more about the lives of Western emigrants and try your hand at packing a covered wagon.
—Brian Higgins, Outside Online, 27 May 2025
But at the time, the Israeli government was also considering the expulsion of terrorists from Gaza and trying to persuade Egypt and other countries to take in voluntary emigrants from Gaza.
—Assaf Orion, Foreign Affairs, 3 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for emigrant
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But records obtained by The Miami Herald showed that only one-third of the approximately 900 immigrants detained at the Florida facility have been convicted of a crime.—
Larisha Paul,
Rolling Stone,
7 Aug. 2025
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The divide was especially dramatic in Massachusetts, where 94% of immigrants arrested by ICE were apprehended in the community — and 78% had no criminal record.—
Jade Walker,
CNN Money,
7 Aug. 2025
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By the administration’s own admission, however, many migrants deported since the start of the president’s second term have no criminal record at all.—
Matt Alderton,
USA Today,
13 Aug. 2025
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File photo: Agents wait to detain migrants coming for their hearings at an immigration court in New York.—
Billal Rahman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 Aug. 2025
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In all of 2024, OCHA recorded about 1,420 settler attacks and five Palestinian deaths.—
Eleanor Beardsley,
NPR,
12 Aug. 2025
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Kansas City’s first settlers began to arrive in the early 1800s.—
Dominick Williams
August 10,
Kansas City Star,
10 Aug. 2025
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But using military infrastructure to detain civilians, many of whom came here through legal pathways like asylum, humanitarian parole, and other refugee statuses, erodes the boundary between national defense and domestic enforcement.—
Chris Purdy,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
15 Aug. 2025
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That’s why it’s being featured in her latest tour with the Ukrainian Freedom Orchestra, an ensemble comprising 74 musicians, all Ukrainian, including recent refugees and Ukrainian members of European orchestras.—
Olivia Giovetti,
Vogue,
12 Aug. 2025
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“Emigrant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/emigrant. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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