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. Compare immigrant.

   undocumented migrants;

   unaccompanied child migrants.

3. Also called migrant worker. a person who moves from place to place to get work, especially a farm laborer who harvests crops seasonally.

migrant

/ ˈmaɪɡrənt /

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
3. 1. an immigrant, esp a recent one
   2. ( as modifier )

      a migrant hostel

adjective

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

Other Words From

• non·migrant adjective noun
• un·migrant adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of migrant¹

1665–75; < Latin migrant- (stem of migrāns ), present participle of migrāre. See migrate, -ant

Word History and Origins

Origin of migrant¹

C17: from Latin migrāre to change one's abode

Example Sentences

That phrase later became shorthand for nasty statements about refugees and other migrants.

From Science News For Students

So unless you’re in a specific group, like migrant workers or refugees or Palestinians in the occupied territories, you’re insured, and you’re part of the system.

From MIT Technology Review

This comes just before the Lunar New Year festivities, when migrant workers all over China expect to head home to celebrate the holiday with their families.

From Time

As we saw with the migrant workers, the year 2020 impacted India’s most vulnerable severely.

From Quartz

It has since grown from an international focus to include assistance for migrants along the southern border of the United States.

From Washington Post

Dehydrated and feeling weary, Marino lay down beside another migrant under a tree and fell asleep.

From The Daily Beast

With the help of a Jamaican migrant worker, he returns to his homeland to find his father.

From The Daily Beast

The actor transformed from a sensual Marilyn Monroe to a whimsical Salvador Dali to a starving migrant mother, seamlessly.

From The Daily Beast

While migrant ship tragedies at sea happen all too often, the latest sinking appears to have been no accident.

From The Daily Beast

“GNRD has zealously fought to eliminate abuse of Nepalese migrant workers in Qatar,” the organization said in a statement.

From The Daily Beast

Common migrant; breeds in the North; a few may winter in the State.

From Project Gutenberg

Migrant; rare, if not accidental; only one specimen, and that a female.

From Project Gutenberg

Migrant; occasionally winter resident; not known to breed in State.

From Project Gutenberg

Rare migrant; range extends only to foothills; no record of its breeding.

From Project Gutenberg

Common migrant; occurs from the plains to the great height of 13,000 feet.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• emigrant
• evacuee
• expatriate
• immigrant
• traveler