in-migrant

[in-mahy-gruhnt]

noun

1. a person who in-migrates.

adjective

1. entering from another part of one's country or home territory.

Word History and Origins

Origin of in-migrant¹

An Americanism dating back to 1940–45

Example Sentences

In the former category we have, of course, San Francisco, where over the past 12 years the median in-migrant has earned $12,640 a year more than the median out-migrant did before he or she left.

From Slate