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
New Jersey completes the bottom five, with an emigrant leaving approximately every 14 minutes and 14 seconds, according to the report.
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Joe Edwards, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Dec. 2025
Along with cargo, millions of emigrants boarded ships bound for the U.S. and Canada from nearby docks, including the likes of Albert Einstein and abstract expressionist painter Willem de Kooning (who has a 1969 painting in the galleries).
—Blane Bachelor, AFAR Media, 20 Oct. 2025
But while many Israeli emigrants have embarked on new lives in Cyprus, Canada and Thailand, according to DellaPergola’s analysis, few are prepared to speak publicly, citing a mistrust of the media and fear of anti-Israel sentiment.
—Lianne Kolirin, CNN Money, 7 Oct. 2025
An article in The Guardian in May 2025 reported that a record number of emigrants left New Zealand in 2023 and 2024.
—Alex Ledsom, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
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Joe Edwards, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Dec. 2025
Along with cargo, millions of emigrants boarded ships bound for the U.S. and Canada from nearby docks, including the likes of Albert Einstein and abstract expressionist painter Willem de Kooning (who has a 1969 painting in the galleries).
—Blane Bachelor, AFAR Media, 20 Oct. 2025
But while many Israeli emigrants have embarked on new lives in Cyprus, Canada and Thailand, according to DellaPergola’s analysis, few are prepared to speak publicly, citing a mistrust of the media and fear of anti-Israel sentiment.
—Lianne Kolirin, CNN Money, 7 Oct. 2025
An article in The Guardian in May 2025 reported that a record number of emigrants left New Zealand in 2023 and 2024.
—Alex Ledsom, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for emigrant
Noun
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Republican lawmakers are opposed to expanding health care to undocumented immigrants, and particularly ready to attack Democrat efforts to raise new revenues to do so.—
Andrew Graham
March 9,
Sacbee.com,
10 Mar. 2026
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Eileen Gu, a 22-year-old freestyle skier, and Alysa Liu, a 20-year—old figure skater, were both born to Chinese immigrants in California, and both were brought up in single-parent households.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
10 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Blair also urged Republicans to highlight what the White House has often described as Democratic opposition to removing undocumented migrants from the US, the person added.—
Nicholas Wu,
semafor.com,
11 Mar. 2026
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The designation allows migrants fleeing emergency conditions in their home countries to live and work legally in the United States.—
Austin Sanders,
Austin American Statesman,
11 Mar. 2026
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The area was later named in his honor, as more settlers moved in.—
Martin E. Comas,
The Orlando Sentinel,
10 Mar. 2026
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Volkspele were historical cosplay events for preteens, musical re-enactments of the Great Trek — the 19th-century migration of Afrikaner settlers away from British rule, heading inland in ox-wagons, that has been mythologized through tales of women and children crossing the Drakensberg barefoot.—
Jan Steyn,
The Dial,
10 Mar. 2026
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The United Nations refugee agency said at least 759,000 people have been internally displaced in Lebanon, while more than 92,000 others have crossed into neighboring Syria.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
12 Mar. 2026
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But by late February, at least there was more sugar and flour for sale near his refugee camp.—
Steve Hendrix,
Washington Post,
11 Mar. 2026
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“Emigrant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/emigrant. Accessed 15 Mar. 2026.
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