emigrant
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3.8
- noun
- /ˈɛmɪɡrənt/
:
emigrante
- Independence, Missouri, was the jump-off point for emigrants from everywhere.
- Irish emigrants
- emigrant remittances
- young emigrants
Many of the dead and wounded Jews are not emigrants, not even Zionists.
- Many of the dead and wounded Jews are not emigrants, not even Zionists.
- You're the property of the Rosen Association, used as a sales device for prospective emigrants.
Examples
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I want you to keep an eye on the emigrants.
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Without a doubt, the number of emigrants will increase as 1997 approaches.
Academic text (1990) -
And you know that I'm a new emigrant here -
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I became frustrated with the political intolerance in the emigrant community.
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At that time, all the emigrants grew terribly worried and began to consult one another.
Fiction book (1993) -
Professionals and managers comprise a rising share of the permanent emigrants from Canada to the United States.
Academic text (1999) -
The thousands of emigrants who poured into the city created enormous problems in housing and municipal services.
Academic text (1990) -
Especially during the eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries, many emigrants were fulsome in praise of America.
Academic text (1990) -
However, the great majority of Irish emigrants and would-be emigrants were not susceptible to such arguments and rationalizations.
Academic text (1990) -
After deciding to leave their homeland, the family became emigrants and started a new life in Canada.
Synonyms
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2.5
A person who moves to another country to live there for a long time
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3.5
A person who moves to another country or region to find work
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4.1
A person who moves to a new area to live and set up a home
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5.5
A person who lives in another country by choice
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8.6
A person who left their country to live in another, often for political reasons
A person who leaves their country to live in another country
A person who leaves their country to live in another country
How Voluntary
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Emigrant comes from Latin parts e- ('out') and migr- ('move'). It shares the same root as migrate and migrant, so an emigrant is someone who 'moves out' of their country to live in another.