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

The number of migrants crossing in Labour's first five months in office is similar to the 20,839 that crossed between July and November in 2021.

From BBC

Five people have died in shootings in northern France, including near a migrant camp, and a 22-year-old man has turned himself in to police, according to French media.

From BBC

Conservatives fume that Labour got rid of what might, theoretically, have stopped smugglers and migrants in their tracks.

From BBC

But it quickly turned into a rampage, fuelled by misinformation on social media that the suspect was an illegal migrant.

From BBC

Trump has threatened to impose a 25% tariff on Canadian and Mexican imports if the countries fail to reduce the flow of migrants and drugs into the U.S.

From Salon

Related Words

• emigrant
• evacuee
• expatriate
• immigrant
• traveler