migrant
Americanadjective
noun
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a person or animal that migrates.
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a person who attempts to permanently relocate to a new country, but who may be subject to removal by the government of that country: unaccompanied child migrants.
undocumented migrants;
unaccompanied child migrants.
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Also called migrant worker. a person who moves from place to place to get work, especially a farm laborer who harvests crops seasonally.
noun
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a person or animal that moves from one region, place, or country to another
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an itinerant agricultural worker who travels from one district to another
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an immigrant, esp a recent one
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( as modifier )
a migrant hostel
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adjective
Other Word Forms
- nonmigrant adjective
- unmigrant adjective
Etymology
Origin of migrant
1665–75; < Latin migrant- (stem of migrāns ), present participle of migrāre. See migrate, -ant
Example Sentences
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This includes doubling the time it takes most migrants to gain permanent residency rights in the UK from five to 10 years.
From BBC
On his days off, he leads volunteers into the far reaches of the county, leaving water, food and clothing for migrants.
From Los Angeles Times
In a neighborhood housing migrant laborers in Qatar, people ran screaming as a projectile fell from the sky.
These include making most migrants wait for up to 10 years - rather than the current five – before being able to apply for permanent residence, with refugees waiting for up to 20 years.
From BBC
Mr. Cornyn supports a legislative solution for undocumented migrants brought to the U.S. as children.
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