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单词 emigrants
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emigrant

1 of 2

noun

em·​i·​grant ˈe-mi-grənt How to pronounce emigrant (audio)
1
: one who emigrates
2
: a migrant plant or animal

emigrant

2 of 2

adjective

: departing or having departed from a country to settle elsewhere

Synonyms

Noun

  • émigré
  • emigré
  • immigrant
  • incomer [chiefly British]
  • in-migrant
  • migrant
  • out-migrant
  • settler
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Example Sentences

Noun Millions of European emigrants came to America in the 19th century. a city with emigrants from many lands
Recent Examples on the Web
Noun
Does that make the pain a French emigrant feels at an underbaked croissant any less acute than the pain of an Englishman in New York faced with a lukewarm cup of tea? Nikhil Krishnan, The New Yorker, 1 Aug. 2022 Such a policy would require a thorough disclosure of each emigrant’s background and assets, which would be made public. Alex Garcia, WSJ, 17 Mar. 2022 His father was the patriarch of a Manhattan office and apartment building empire founded in 1927 by Robert’s grandfather, Joseph Durst, an Austrian emigrant. New York Times, 10 Jan. 2022 Keynigshteyn, a Soviet Union emigrant who did not understand English, found himself in an unfamiliar place with masked caregivers. oregonlive, 29 Dec. 2021 Jesse Applegate, a white 19th-century emigrant to Oregon, worked to keep slavery from becoming established in Oregon. oregonlive, 21 Dec. 2021 His father was a seasonal emigrant who worked in mines in Northern Europe and Argentina. Francis X. Rocca, WSJ, 13 Oct. 2021 It’s told by 10 people affected by the disaster, such as a drug trafficker, an emigrant musician and an old woman selling produce in a market. Washington Post, 9 Sep. 2021 Indya Moore, a foster kid who was bullied as a teen and has since walked runways and fronted fashion campaigns; and Dominique Jackson, an emigrant from Trinidad and Tobago who became a true ballroom icon. Nojan Aminosharei, Harper's BAZAAR, 6 June 2021
Adjective
Lithuania was part of the Soviet Union then, and the senders were emigrant relatives or pen pals from places such as Australia, Poland, or Russia. CNN, 27 Jan. 2022 On September 11, 1857, 50 to 60 Latter-Day Saint militiamen aided by Native American allies killed 120 in an emigrant wagon train headed to California. Chelsey Cox, USA TODAY, 17 Oct. 2021 In a remarkable commitment by a foreign government, Driscoll’s salary is being paid for the year by Ireland’s Foreign Affairs Department through its emigrant support program. Washington Post, 17 Apr. 2021 One of the most unusual political leaders during the era after the Civil War was William Hines Furbush, a Black soldier, photographer, emigrant to Liberia, state legislator and the first sheriff of Lee County. Tom Dillard, Arkansas Online, 14 Dec. 2020 Lebanon, a country of 5 million, takes massive pride in its emigrant community – including the many successful businessmen and celebrities of Lebanese heritage. Zeina Karam, The Christian Science Monitor, 1 July 2020 See More

Word History

First Known Use

Noun

1735, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Adjective

1773, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

emigrant

noun

em·​i·​grant ˈe-mi-grənt How to pronounce emigrant (audio)
: a person who leaves one country or region to live in another

emigrants

noun

plural of emigrant
as in immigrants
one that leaves one place to settle in another a city with emigrants from many lands

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • immigrants
  • migrants
  • settlers
  • refugees
  • émigrés
  • emigrés
  • incomers
  • in-migrants
  • colonists
  • out-migrants
  • foreigners
  • deportees
  • pilgrims
  • expatriates
  • repatriates
  • exiles
  • aliens
  • evacuees
  • defectors
  • pioneers
  • newcomers
  • noncitizens
  • relocatees
  • squatters
  • migrators
  • nonnatives
  • trekkers

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • inhabitants
  • citizens
  • natives
  • residents
  • nonimmigrants
  • nationals
  • aborigines
  • habitants
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