Definition of emigrantnext

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Recent Examples of emigrant Perhaps as important as Morocco’s investment in nurturing domestic talent has been its improved efforts to scout and court eligible international talent —often the descendants of emigrants who have learned the game in world-class competitive environs elsewhere. — Dan Greene, New Yorker, 12 June 2026 Between 1854 and 1891, the fort protected emigrants, mail coaches, freight wagons, and travelers along the Trans-Pecos stretch of the San Antonio–El Paso Road and Chihuahua Trail. — Lauren Jones, Southern Living, 10 June 2026 The Conestoga wagons, meant to replicate the vehicles used by emigrants on the Oregon Trail, are also luxurious. — Nicole Blanchard, Idaho Statesman, 18 May 2026 The bridge thereby connected Chahār Bāgh avenue to the New Julfa neighborhood, an economically important district housing emigrant artisans from Armenia. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 8 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for emigrant
Recent Examples of Synonyms for emigrant
Noun
  • Still, Becerra, who grew up in a working-class immigrant family, has shown a personal interest in allying with organized labor.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2026
  • Last year’s winner Maido, for example, was a Peruvian restaurant run by Mitsuharu ‘Micha’ Tsumura, who is a descendant of Japanese immigrants to Peru and uses Japanese cooking techniques.
    — Jeanne Bonner, CNN Money, 5 Nov. 2026
Noun
  • Last New Year’s Eve, a boat carrying more than 200 migrants sank off the coast of Gambia.
    — Eve Brennan, Los Angeles Times, 8 Nov. 2026
  • Some in the caravans gathering this week hope that after the elections, migrants might receive better treatment at the hands of US immigration officials.
    — Merlín Delcid, CNN Money, 7 Nov. 2026
Noun
  • For instance, these centrists would sanction violent settlers, as the Biden administration did, but may not target the banks that finance the construction of new settlements.
    — THOMAS WRIGHT, Foreign Affairs, 3 Nov. 2026
  • Wolves, on the other hand, had a thriving population after European settlers moved into the area in the 1600s but then seemed to disappear 250 years ago.
    — Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 2 Nov. 2026
Noun
  • Kamiński left Poland as a political refugee in 1981, dreaming of American movies.
    — Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 8 Nov. 2026
  • In the short, a group of refugees from a post-apocalyptic Earth search for a new planet to call home.
    — Matt Alt, New Yorker, 8 Nov. 2026

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“Emigrant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/emigrant. Accessed 12 Nov. 2026.

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