immigrant

[ im-i-gruhnt ]
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noun
  1. a person who migrates to another country, usually for permanent residence.

  2. an organism found in a new habitat.

adjective
  1. of or relating to immigrants and immigration: a department for immigrant affairs.

Origin of immigrant

1
An Americanism first recorded in 1780–90; from Latin immigrant-, stem of immigrāns “moving into,” present participle of immigrāre “to move into”; equivalent to im-1 + migrant

Other words from immigrant

  • non·im·mi·grant, noun, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for immigrant

immigrant

/ (ˈɪmɪɡrənt) /


noun
    • a person who comes to a country in order to settle there: Compare emigrant

    • (as modifier): an immigrant community

  1. an animal or plant that lives or grows in a region to which it has recently migrated

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