as in immigrant
one that leaves one place to settle in another
we traced our family history back to migrants who came to this country seeking a better life for themselves
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as in migratory
having a way of life that involves moving from one region to another typically on a seasonal basis
migrant laborers picking fruit in an orchard
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Recent Examples of migrant
Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2025
The poem presents the Trojans, and the future Romans of Virgil’s own time, as both the underdogs and the oppressors, both the migrants and the colonizers, both the wretched refugees and the imperial overlords.
—Literary Hub, 3 Sep. 2025
Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2025
Our publishing house has a migrant nature and operates across national borders and for that it is relegated in society.
—Uriel Kon
september 2, Literary Hub, 2 Sep. 2025
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Noun
The incident came after the aide saw federal agents detaining migrants outside a courtroom in the same building as Nadler's office.
—Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2025
The poem presents the Trojans, and the future Romans of Virgil’s own time, as both the underdogs and the oppressors, both the migrants and the colonizers, both the wretched refugees and the imperial overlords.
—Literary Hub, 3 Sep. 2025
Adjective
However, local governments will not receive new aid for migrant shelters.
—Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2025
Our publishing house has a migrant nature and operates across national borders and for that it is relegated in society.
—Uriel Kon
september 2, Literary Hub, 2 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for migrant
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Sophie Carson is a general assignment reporter who reports on religion and faith, immigrants and refugees and more.—
Sophie Carson,
jsonline.com,
4 Sep. 2025
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The decision, coupled with others targeting Venezuelan immigrants, leaves scores of people to face an uncertain future, particularly in South Florida, home to the largest number of TPS recipients in the entire country.—
Syra Ortiz Blanes,
Miami Herald,
4 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Some are happily established, while others are trapped in a migratory nightmare or even detained between borders.—
Sarah Moreno,
Miami Herald,
9 Sep. 2025
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Given the migratory nature of many species, conservation success will depend on collaboration across borders, particularly in high seas areas.—
Melissa Cristina Márquez,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Last month, the Borgo Laudato Si’ hosted a luncheon for roughly a hundred refugees, people who were homeless and others in need, as well as church volunteers who assist them.—
Angie Leventis Lourgos,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Sep. 2025
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Given Libya’s Mediterranean-facing coastline, it is seen by many refugees fleeing Sudan as a gateway to Europe, with over 200,000 Sudanese people arriving into the country since the outbreak of the civil war, according to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR).—
Rory Fleming,
CNN Money,
5 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The promise is not to sanction a handful of settlers, symbolically recognize a Palestinian state, or even to merely restrict arms sales, but to vote for an end to any US support whatsoever if there is no change.—
Jack Sheehan
September 4,
Literary Hub,
4 Sep. 2025
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This broad public support for pumas could spur state wildlife agencies to explore the idea of restoring pumas in states along the East Coast where the animals were driven out decades ago by settlers, ranchers, farmers and government officials.—
Noël Fletcher,
Forbes.com,
31 Aug. 2025
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Taking the form of an address to Jarman, Prospect imagines the emigrants who set sail at the end of Jarman’s film The Last of England returning to Britain.—
Joanne Shurvell,
Forbes.com,
26 Aug. 2025
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Americans still hoping to move to Portugal, meanwhile, might be wise to see if their preferred neighborhoods are already too saturated with fellow emigrants or tourists.—
Michael Bartiromo,
The Hill,
14 June 2025
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“Migrant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/migrant. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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