emigrant

[ em-i-gruhnt ]

noun

1. a person who emigrates, such as from their native country or region:

   They welcomed the emigrants from Italy.

   Synonyms: expatriate, émigré

adjective

1. emigrating; leaving a country or region to settle in another.

emigrant

/ ˈɛmɪɡrənt /

noun

1. 1. a person who leaves one place or country, esp a native country, to settle in another Compare immigrant
   2. ( as modifier )

      an emigrant worker

Other Words From

• non·emi·grant noun adjective
• un·emi·grant adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of emigrant¹

An Americanism dating back to 1745–55; from Latin ēmigrant- (stem of ēmigrāns ) “moving away” (present participle of ēmigrāre ), equivalent to ē- “from, out of” + migrant- ( migr-, stem of migrāre “to remove” + -ant- adjective suffix); e- ¹, -ant )

Example Sentences

We had fallen in with the advanced corps of the Emigrant army under the command of the Prince of Condé.

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The army of emigrant nobles at Coblentz, within the dominions of the King of Prussia, was rapidly increasing in numbers.

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It is said to be not unusual, for the peasantry of Liverpool, to speak of Mr. Bell, as a benefactor of the emigrant domestics.

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The messenger reports that they are on the march from Fort Bent with an emigrant train, and will not be here for a week.

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They had been turned back from the emigrant station on Ellis Island, and were now sadly returning to Liverpool.

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Related Words

• alien
• colonist
• displaced person
• evacuee
• expatriate
• migrant
• pilgrim
• refugee
• traveler