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migrant

[mahy-gruhnt]

adjective

  1. migrating, especially of people; migratory.



noun

  1. a person or animal that migrates.

  2. 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.

  3. 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

  1. a person or animal that moves from one region, place, or country to another

  2. an itinerant agricultural worker who travels from one district to another

    1. an immigrant, esp a recent one

    2. ( as modifier )

      a migrant hostel

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

adjective

  1. moving from one region, place, or country to another; migratory

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • nonmigrant adjective
  • unmigrant adjective
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of migrant1

1665–75; < Latin migrant- (stem of Բ ), present participle of . See migrate, -ant
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of migrant1

C17: from Latin to change one's abode
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In late May, Miller appeared on Fox News to announce publicly he was setting a goal of arresting 3,000 undocumented migrants a day.

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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?

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Demonstrators gathered in Belfast city centre to show support for Northern Ireland's migrant community following a week of disorder.

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The reality is undocumented migrants are “just part of our labor force,” Thornberg added.

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“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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