migrants

noun

plural of migrant
as in immigrants
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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Recent Examples of migrants The South African government is pushing for Africa-wide talks while seeking to manage the fallout over anti-immigration protests that have forced many migrants to leave the country and caused diplomatic tensions with some its African counterparts. — ABC News, 5 Aug. 2026 On Monday, a plane with 147 Venezuelan migrants abroad took off from the Miami and landed in Anzoátegui state, CNNE reported. — Rocio Munoz, CNN Money, 4 Aug. 2026 The sudden arrival of 72,000 migrants on Thursday and Friday sparked a humanitarian crisis in Ceuta and reignited the immigration debate in the 27-nation bloc, though most of the migrants soon went back. — Sam McNeil, Los Angeles Times, 4 Aug. 2026 The campaign accelerated after Spain’s Supreme Court issued a July 8 ruling concerning the immediate return of migrants intercepted at sea near Ceuta and Melilla, according to the report. — Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 4 Aug. 2026 Her family took the announcement as a sign that the migrants would be sent directly home rather than being held by security agencies, as happened with the deportees on Flight 164. — Sonia Osorio, Miami Herald, 4 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for migrants
  1. immigrants
  2. settlers
  3. refugees
  4. emigrants
Noun
  • In Salisbury, which has become a hub for Haitians who work in nearby factories and farms, ICE recently started detaining people in parking lots and other areas immigrants frequent, according to Fouché of Safe Harbor Circles.
    — Catherine E. Shoichet, CNN Money, 9 Aug. 2026
  • Temporary Protected Status was created to help immigrants escape dangerous conditions.
    — Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 8 Aug. 2026
Definition of immigrants
Noun
  • In the aftermath of the attack, the settlers camped out on our land and have remained there ever since, preventing us from accessing it.
    — Kamel Musallet, Sun Sentinel, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Israel’s far-right Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich faces a fight for political survival in elections in October after angering his fellow West Bank settlers by voting not to punish ultra-Orthodox Jews who refuse to serve in the military.
    — Reuters, NBC news, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of settlers
Noun
  • With no one to bring news from home, like many refugees, Reda has been keeping tabs on his property through satellite imagery.
    — Ava Bambuck, CNN Money, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Starring young Douae Butarbuch M’Zaouki alongside Sayyid El Alami (Messiah, A Gentleman in Moscow) and others, the film follows 11-year-old Chaya and her family, refugees in the Landes region of France.
    — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of refugees
Noun
  • The decision could have broad implications for descendants of Italian emigrants, particularly in North and South America, where large Italian diaspora communities have ancestral ties to Italy.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 29 July 2026
  • González has witnessed the ties between Mexico and its emigrants abroad evolve over four decades, starting as a young consular officer in the administration of Mexican President Carlos Salinas de Gortari.
    — Alfredo Corchado, Los Angeles Times, 11 July 2026
Definition of emigrants

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