as in immigrants
one that leaves one place to settle in another
a city with emigrants from many lands
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Recent Examples of emigrants
The city’s Hadhramis are descendants of the emigrants from Yemen’s Hadhramout region who began settling in Johor in the 1800s.
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Jeff Chu, Travel + Leisure, 7 Feb. 2026
Malinin is the son of two former Olympic skaters, Tatiana Malinina and Roman Skorniakov, Russian emigrants who competed for Uzbekistan but came to Virginia in 1998.
—Sally Jenkins, The Atlantic, 1 Feb. 2026
The hotel was underwritten by the local banana-growing elite as well as by Canarian emigrants who had made their fortunes in the Americas.
—Javier Montes, Artforum, 1 Jan. 2026
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
Jeff Chu, Travel + Leisure, 7 Feb. 2026
Malinin is the son of two former Olympic skaters, Tatiana Malinina and Roman Skorniakov, Russian emigrants who competed for Uzbekistan but came to Virginia in 1998.
—Sally Jenkins, The Atlantic, 1 Feb. 2026
The hotel was underwritten by the local banana-growing elite as well as by Canarian emigrants who had made their fortunes in the Americas.
—Javier Montes, Artforum, 1 Jan. 2026
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for emigrants
Noun
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Tasked with the arrest, detention and removal of undocumented immigrants, ICE deportation officers were previously required to complete 20 weeks, or roughly 100 days, of training before beginning their official duties.—
Blake Ellis,
CNN Money,
27 Feb. 2026
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The transportation department created a rule in February preventing states from issuing or renewing licenses to certain immigrants, including many if not all of the 20,000 drivers affected by the judge's tentative decision.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
26 Feb. 2026
Noun
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In January, Border Patrol apprehended 151 migrants in Big Bend Sector.—
Lauren Villagran,
USA Today,
28 Feb. 2026
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Pakistan launched a sweeping crackdown in October 2023 to expel migrants without documents, urging those in the country to leave of their own accord to avoid arrest and forcibly expelling others.—
Munir Ahmed,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Feb. 2026
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Footage from one camera shows approximately two dozen settlers dressed in black entering the village.—
Julia Frankel,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Feb. 2026
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Many indigenous groups on this continent whom settlers swindled, attacked, and displaced have a long history of using sweat lodges both for cleaning the body and in ritual.—
Madeline Leung Coleman,
Curbed,
25 Feb. 2026
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The Bekaa Valley is home to numerous camps housing Syrian refugees.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
27 Feb. 2026
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His parents were Hungarian refugees who worked in catering at Heathrow airport.—
David Mark,
The Washington Examiner,
27 Feb. 2026
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“Emigrants.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/emigrants. Accessed 3 Mar. 2026.
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