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migrant

migrant

181 3.5
A person who moves to another country or region to find work
  • noun
  • /ˈmaɪɡrənt/
translation icon : migrante
  • Abu Dhabi depends on migrant labour, so does Dubai.
  • illegal migrants
  • migrant workers
  • migrant farmworkers

He blames the increase in migrants on climate change.

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Examples

  • Many migrant workers move to different countries to seek better job opportunities.

  • Over 10 million migrant workers in China lose their jobs.

  • The daughter of migrant workers, she grew up in the United States and Mexico.

    Fiction book (1998)
  • Can you arrange a meeting and invite every migrant worker in the area?

    Fiction book (1999)
  • There were no set wages for migrant workers, and farmers paid whatever they pleased.

    Fiction book (1999)
  • However, the boycott failed, and the migrant workers were denied a fair contract.

    Fiction book (1999)
  • Also present were many migrant workers, most of them from Indonesia (Saw 2007, 16).

    Academic text (2011)
  • At this very moment, large well organized caravans of migrants are marching toward our southern border.

  • So wouldn't taxpayers money be much better spent on programs to assist migrants to integrate?

  • Individual FQHCs have attempted to tailor services to meet the needs of migrant farmworkers.

    Academic text (2011)

Synonyms

immigrant
vsmigrant
768 2.5

A person who moves to another country to live there for a long time

moves between regions or countries for work or better living and can be temporary
migrant worker
vsmigrant
14 3.3

A person who moves to another place to do temporary work, often on farms

moves between regions or countries for work or better living and can be permanent
emigrant
vsmigrant
6 3.8

A person who leaves their country to live in another country

moves between regions or countries for work or better living and may be temporary
transmigrant
vsmigrant
8.1

A person who moves to another region or country to live for a short time

moves for work or better living and can be temporary or permanent
emigree
vsmigrant
  • UK
8.2

A person who leaves their country to live in another country

has identical meaning but differs only in written form or spelling
migrator
vsmigrant
5.5

A person or animal that moves to another place at the same time each year

is specifically a person moving for work or better living rather than seasonal moves

Compounds

A person who moves to another place to do temporary work, often on farms

A small bird from central North America that moves south in winter

How Permanent

immigrant
768 2.5
migrant
181 3.5

Surface Forms

migrant singular
migrants plural

Morphology

migrant = migrate (transparent) = migr + ant

The word 'migrant' is transparently derived from 'migrate' with the addition of the suffix '-ant', indicating a person who migrates.

Etymology

The word migrant comes from the Latin verb migrare, which means 'to move'. It is the same root as migrate and migration, so a migrant is simply a person who moves to a new place to live or work.