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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Ancient tooth enamel revealed that early medieval migrants came to England through the Mediterranean and from the Arctic Circle and beyond, according to a new study published in Medieval Archaeology.
—Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 11 Jan. 2026
The decision came after the court allowed the administration to revoke temporary legal status from about 350,000 Venezuelan migrants in another case.
—Michael Casey, Los Angeles Times, 10 Jan. 2026
Desperate migrants are forced to leave Greenland after a malevolent force makes their island uninhabitable.
—Mia Galuppo, HollywoodReporter, 10 Jan. 2026
The administration has quietly directed diplomats to press allies on restricting inflows, enhancing deportation mechanisms, and ending policies perceived as favoring migrants over citizens.
—Daniel Ross Goodman, The Washington Examiner, 9 Jan. 2026
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Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 11 Jan. 2026
The decision came after the court allowed the administration to revoke temporary legal status from about 350,000 Venezuelan migrants in another case.
—Michael Casey, Los Angeles Times, 10 Jan. 2026
Desperate migrants are forced to leave Greenland after a malevolent force makes their island uninhabitable.
—Mia Galuppo, HollywoodReporter, 10 Jan. 2026
The administration has quietly directed diplomats to press allies on restricting inflows, enhancing deportation mechanisms, and ending policies perceived as favoring migrants over citizens.
—Daniel Ross Goodman, The Washington Examiner, 9 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for migrant
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“Migrant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/migrant. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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