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migrant
[mahy-gruhnt]
noun
a person or animal that migrates.
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.
Also called migrant worker.a person who moves from place to place to get work, especially a farm laborer who harvests crops seasonally.
migrant
/ ˈɪɡəԳ /
noun
a person or animal that moves from one region, place, or country to another
an itinerant agricultural worker who travels from one district to another
an immigrant, esp a recent one
( as modifier )
a migrant hostel
adjective
moving from one region, place, or country to another; migratory
Other 51Թ Forms
- nonmigrant adjective
- unmigrant adjective
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of migrant1
Example Sentences
In late May, Miller appeared on Fox News to announce publicly he was setting a goal of arresting 3,000 undocumented migrants a day.
While invasive species pose major public health implications and can certainly affect humans' quality of life, their adaptive abilities can rival those of human migrants and pose a puzzling question: Who's the real invader here?
Demonstrators gathered in Belfast city centre to show support for Northern Ireland's migrant community following a week of disorder.
The reality is undocumented migrants are “just part of our labor force,” Thornberg added.
“My parents are migrants from El Salvador, and so it’s really personal to me, because it’s U.S. imperialism that impacted our community. ... No one chooses to leave their home. No one willingly wants to leave.”
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