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
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.
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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
According to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, there were some 143,000 Ivorian emigrants living in France in 2020.
—Christopher Clark, The Dial, 13 May 2025
The tradition came from the legacy of a Dane emigrant named Max Henius, who corralled his friends to buy land and gift it to the crown in order to fete the links between his original and adopted countries.
—Mark Ellwood, AFAR Media, 8 May 2025
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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
According to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, there were some 143,000 Ivorian emigrants living in France in 2020.
—Christopher Clark, The Dial, 13 May 2025
The tradition came from the legacy of a Dane emigrant named Max Henius, who corralled his friends to buy land and gift it to the crown in order to fete the links between his original and adopted countries.
—Mark Ellwood, AFAR Media, 8 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for emigrant
Noun
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About 24% of Houston’s population are immigrants, according to Census Bureau data.—
Ramon Padilla,
USA Today,
21 June 2025
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Yet my parents, both Indian immigrants, knew few Sikh boys in the United States who had been raised with long hair.—
Manvir Singh,
New Yorker,
21 June 2025
Noun
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The remainder include both lawful residents and unauthorized migrants.—
Sara Chernikoff,
USA Today,
28 June 2025
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The department said their TPS protections would lapse on Sept. 2. Created by Congress in 1990, TPS allows the federal government to offer migrants work permits and a reprieve from deportation if their home countries are engulfed in a crisis, such as a war or an environmental disaster.—
June 27,
CBS News,
27 June 2025
Noun
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Changing forests fueled tick risks During the 18th and 19th centuries, settlers cleared more than half the forested land across the northeastern U.S., cutting down forests for timber and to make way for farms, towns and mining operations.—
Sean Lawrence,
The Conversation,
18 June 2025
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Before European settlers arrived in California and insisted on suppressing fire at every turn, the landscape burned regularly.—
Jack Dolan,
Los Angeles Times,
16 June 2025
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And the Afghan refugees in Pakistan have no real rights to protect them.—
Ruchi Kumar,
NPR,
28 June 2025
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The terms of the peace deal signed on Friday call for both countries to end support for non-state groups, the return of refugees, and the creation of a joint security coordination mechanism aimed at resolving disputes.—
Shannon K. Kingston,
ABC News,
27 June 2025
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“Emigrant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/emigrant. Accessed 2 Jul. 2025.
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