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transmigrant

transmigrant

8.1
A person who moves to another region or country to live for a short time
  • noun
  • /trænzˈmaɪɡrənt/
translation icon : transmigrante
  • Many transmigrants from Central America travel to the United States in search of better job opportunities.
  • transmigrant organization
  • transmigrant relations
  • transmigrant club

Examples

  • Undocumented labor transmigrants may experience fear and insecurity regarding their legal status in their receiving country.

    Academic text (2009)
  • The high potential for social isolation in transmigrants may be a factor that contributes to the development of high antecedents to distress.

    Academic text (2009)
  • There have also been political differences among transmigrant groups critical of the state government.

    Academic text (2002)
  • The question of political consistency between the state governments and transmigrant leaders was more difficult to gauge in these cases.

    Academic text (2002)
  • But most transmigrant organizations do not operate in a vacuum, separate from the national state's sphere of influence.

    Academic text (2002)
  • The shared financing was designed to enhance opportunities for local communities (in this case, transmigrant organizations) to be involved in community affairs.

    Academic text (2002)
  • The analysis is based on information about transmigrant organizations and Mexican political authorities in Los Angeles and Mexico and focuses on Zacatecas.

    Academic text (2002)
  • Significant staff turnover, at least between 1995 and 1997, may have hampered efforts to work more consistently with transmigrants.

    Academic text (2002)
  • I also investigate the growing politicization of relations between the Mexican state and transmigrants to learn more about the power dynamics of these relations.

    Academic text (2002)
  • Oaxaca-U.S. transnational relations involve the clearest case of political difference between transmigrant organizations and successive (PRI) state governments.

    Academic text (2002)

Synonyms

migrant
vstransmigrant
181 3.5

A person who moves to another country or region to find work

is usually a temporary relocation rather than a long term move for work

How Permanent

settler
108 4.1
immigrant
768 2.5
migrant
181 3.5
transmigrant
8.1
tourist
511 1.0
visitor
908 1.0

Surface Forms

transmigrant singular
transmigrants plural

Morphology

transmigrant = migrant (transparent) = trans + migrant

The meaning is directly built from the prefix 'trans-' (across) plus 'migrant' (a person who moves), yielding someone who moves across regions.

Etymology

Transmigrant comes from the prefix trans- meaning 'across' and the word migrant from migrate meaning 'to move', so a transmigrant is someone who moves from one country or region to another, often for a short time.