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 However, our calculations show that population growth in Florida, particularly from out-of-state migrants, has nearly stopped. — Matt Brooks, Fortune, 15 July 2026 The first center to receive the letter was Adelanto, in California, where four Mexican migrants died. — ABC News, 14 July 2026 The first center to receive the letter was Adelanto, in California, where four Mexican migrants have died. — Fabiola Sánchez, Los Angeles Times, 14 July 2026 Also, it should be noted that Barack Obama’s Democratic administration, not Trump’s, pioneered the modern policy of blocking asylum-seekers at the border, addressing a surge in Haitian migrants in 2016. — The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 13 July 2026 South Africa has removed more than 53,000 migrants over the last five weeks through deportations and repatriations following pressure from anti-migrant groups. — Tiisetso Motsoeneng, semafor.com, 13 July 2026 However, our calculations show that population growth in Florida, particularly from out-of-state migrants, has nearly stopped. — Karin Brewster, The Conversation, 8 July 2026 The remote, inhospitable terrain serves as a natural biological barrier, though hundreds of thousands of migrants traverse the gap every year. — Bloomberg, Mercury News, 7 July 2026 Experts say the island is a microcosm of how a mindset of charity and coordination can handle massive inflows of migrants – not without difficulty, but without the rupture of a sense of community and goodwill. — Mark Sappenfield, Christian Science Monitor, 6 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for migrants
  1. immigrants
  2. settlers
  3. refugees
  4. emigrants
Noun
  • The grim circumstances have since continued, according to the accounts of five immigrants detained there, their lawyers and loved ones.
    — Syra Ortiz Blanes, Miami Herald, 18 July 2026
  • Sales from the thrift store are donated directly to widows, immigrants and refugees in the Sacramento area and internationally.
    — Emma Hall, Sacbee.com, 17 July 2026
Definition of immigrants
Noun
  • The settlers were ordered to shoot-to-kill at anyone—armed or unarmed, man or woman—who crossed the plough line.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 16 July 2026
  • The reboot’s creative team worked with Osage scholar and consultant Robert Warrior to draw inspiration for the characters of William Mitchell and his wife, White Sun, from 19 Osage families who lived in Kansas at the time settlers arrived.
    — Michael Gioia, Architectural Digest, 16 July 2026
Definition of settlers
Noun
  • Many refugees continue to make perilous sea journeys on rickety boats to flee the violence.
    — Lex Harvey, CNN Money, 16 July 2026
  • More than 5,400 Rohingya refugees have fled by boat so far this year, with 540 reported missing or dead.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 14 July 2026
Definition of refugees
Noun
  • 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
  • The book looked at the world of a swath of Irish women emigrants who were deemed troublemakers, highlighting that for a period of time, Irish women outnumbered Irish men in prison.
    — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 30 June 2026
Definition of emigrants

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