plural migrants
: someone or something that migrates: such as
a
: a person who moves regularly in order to find work especially in harvesting crops
farms employing migrants during the growing season
b
: immigrant sense a
especially
: refugee
… administration officials announced they would work to swiftly screen migrants seeking asylum at the border … and penalize people who cross illegally into the U.S. or illegally through another country on their way to the U.S. border. —
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c
: an animal (such as a gray whale, monarch butterfly, leatherback sea turtle, or Canada goose) that moves usually long distances from one habitat or geographic region to another
migrant
adjective
migrant labor
migrant birds
Examples of migrant in a Sentence
migrants in search of work on farms
Not all birds are migrants.
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The New York Times noted that anti-immigration rhetoric has gained traction on the right following Wednesday’s shooting, with Trump tying the attack to purported problems involving Somali refugees and a Republican senator calling for potential Muslim migrants to be banned.
—Prashant Rao, semafor.com, 28 Nov. 2025
His condemnation of some immigrants and any new ban on immigration could throw into disarray the lives of innumerable potential migrants and their families while emboldening and encouraging his admirers, both at home and those in other Western countries pushing for similar policies.
—Hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Nov. 2025
Everyone who came to Tawila from El Fasher would have been at risk of confrontations with armed individuals who intercept migrants and often extort them for money or cause harm.
—Rebecca Schneid, Time, 26 Nov. 2025
But, the governor’s own words to the public are contradictory to internal documents uncovered by the Committee, which found that even after July 2024, some migrants were allowed to sleep overnight at Logan.
—Tim Dunn, Boston Herald, 26 Nov. 2025
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Prashant Rao, semafor.com, 28 Nov. 2025
His condemnation of some immigrants and any new ban on immigration could throw into disarray the lives of innumerable potential migrants and their families while emboldening and encouraging his admirers, both at home and those in other Western countries pushing for similar policies.
—Hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Nov. 2025
Everyone who came to Tawila from El Fasher would have been at risk of confrontations with armed individuals who intercept migrants and often extort them for money or cause harm.
—Rebecca Schneid, Time, 26 Nov. 2025
But, the governor’s own words to the public are contradictory to internal documents uncovered by the Committee, which found that even after July 2024, some migrants were allowed to sleep overnight at Logan.
—Tim Dunn, Boston Herald, 26 Nov. 2025
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“Migrant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/migrant. Accessed 29 Nov. 2025.
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