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 Colombian medical clinics serving Venezuelan migrants closed after private funders kept them afloat for several months. — James Pollard, Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2026 Five days earlier, a joint operation involving several Turks and Caicos Islands agencies intercepted another overloaded boat with 171 Haitian migrants in the vicinity of Northwest Point, Providenciales. — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 9 Sep. 2026 Arriving on California’s shores in the 1850s, Chinese migrants entered a young nation with an old tradition of white dominance. — Literary Hub, 9 Sep. 2026 Citing a Pulitzer-winning New York Times investigation, the Republican argued Becerra bungled the handling of the influx of child migrants that lead thousands to be trafficked into dangerous jobs. — Ben Paviour, Sacbee.com, 8 Sep. 2026 The United Nations estimates put the number of international migrants living in Kenya at about 993,000 in 2024. — Michael Kaloki, NPR, 8 Sep. 2026 Speaking harshly about migrants has been seen as a potential gateway to the hatred that led to the Holocaust. — Mark Sappenfield, Christian Science Monitor, 8 Sep. 2026 Burnham’s office said efforts to stop migrants crossing the Channel in small boats will top the agenda. — ABC News, 2 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for migrants
  1. immigrants
  2. settlers
  3. refugees
  4. emigrants
Noun
  • Traditional Republicans who have supported, or at least gone along with, the party’s attacks on Muslims and immigrants and its rejection of democratic norms have spoken out against cracking the door open for anti-Semites.
    — Jonathan Chait, The Atlantic, 5 Sep. 2026
  • The son of Taiwanese immigrants, Hsu was a precocious talent and became a professional skateboarder in his mid-teens.
    — Hua Hsu, New Yorker, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of immigrants
Noun
  • More than 1,000 Palestinians have been killed in the West Bank since October 2023, according to Palestinian health authorities, a figure that includes those killed by Israeli settlers, while dozens of Israelis have also been killed.
    — Rena Rowe, The Washington Examiner, 5 Sep. 2026
  • The ambassador last month spoke out sharply after weeks of unrest in the town of Qusra, where settlers surrounded several homes including one owned by a Palestinian American.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of settlers
Noun
  • Research shows refugees and Kenyan businesses have also formed partnerships and supply chains linking Nairobi with camps such as Kakuma.
    — Vivianne Wandera, semafor.com, 9 Sep. 2026
  • Those who lived there came as refugees or migrants from Germany, Spain, Portugal, the Ottoman Empire, modern Ukraine—and perhaps even beyond; and the Ghetto’s story cannot be told except through their own.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 8 Sep. 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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“Migrants.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/migrants. Accessed 14 Sep. 2026.

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