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单词 migrant
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migrant

noun

mi·​grant ˈmī-grənt How to pronounce migrant (audio)
: one that migrates: such as
a
: a person who moves regularly in order to find work especially in harvesting crops
b
: an animal that shifts from one habitat to another
migrant adjective

Synonyms

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

migrants in search of work on farms Not all birds are migrants.
Recent Examples on the Web While his films revolve around compelling, but distinctly different, themes, Stolevski agrees elements of his life and his experience as a migrant filter through indirectly. Katherine Tulich, Variety, 6 Sep. 2022 The governor began the busing program after the Biden administration overturned a pandemic-era order restricting migrant entry numbers to the U.S. Armando Garcia, ABC News, 6 Sep. 2022 Portland, Maine, population 68,000, is 84% white and tucked snugly away from any border problems – the Canadian border five hours away catches the occasional migrant walking north into Canada. Doug Struck, The Christian Science Monitor, 15 July 2022 The Urbaez family was able to locate the man -- a fellow migrant who had traveled with the family, according to Anabel. Caroll Alvarado And Alfonso Serrano, CNN, 25 Aug. 2022 Flores concluded by addressing the fight between New York City Mayor Eric Adams and Texas Gov. Greg Abbott over the ongoing migrant busing from the southern border. Elizabeth Heckman, Fox News, 25 Aug. 2022 In June, a 5-year-old migrant drowned in the Colorado River after the child was separated from their mother while trying to cross the U.S.-Mexico border near Yuma. José Ignacio Castañeda Perez, The Arizona Republic, 10 Aug. 2022 Season 4 saw the show shift its tone a bit compared to previous seasons, with Chris Rock leading a stellar cast that saw a Black migrant crime syndicate going toe-to-toe with the Italian mafia in 1950s Kansas City. Kyle Fowle, EW.com, 8 Aug. 2022 The Coast Guard said people on a cruise ship rescued one migrant. Dennis Romero, NBC News, 6 Aug. 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Latin migrant-, migrans, present participle of migrare

First Known Use

1672, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

migrant

noun

mi·​grant ˈmī-grənt How to pronounce migrant (audio)
: a person or animal that migrates

migrant 1 of 2

noun

as in immigrant
one that leaves one place to settle in another we traced our family history back to migrants who came to this country seeking a better life for themselves

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • immigrant
  • refugee
  • emigrant
  • settler
  • émigré
  • emigré
  • incomer
  • alien
  • expatriate
  • foreigner
  • deportee
  • out-migrant
  • pilgrim
  • in-migrant
  • evacuee
  • colonist
  • noncitizen
  • repatriate
  • defector
  • pioneer
  • nonnative
  • squatter
  • exile
  • relocatee
  • migrator
  • newcomer
  • trekker

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • resident
  • citizen
  • nonimmigrant
  • inhabitant
  • native
  • national
  • aborigine
  • habitant
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migrant

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adjective

as in migratory
having a way of life that involves moving from one region to another typically on a seasonal basis migrant laborers picking fruit in an orchard

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • migratory
  • nomadic
  • traveling
  • mobile
  • peregrine
  • travelling
  • vagrant
  • roaming
  • vagabond
  • itinerant
  • tramp
  • roving
  • wayfaring
  • peripatetic
  • wandering
  • ranging
  • walking
  • ambulatory
  • fugitive
  • ambulant
  • errant
  • drifting
  • meandering
  • sauntering
  • gadabout
  • traipsing
  • gallivanting
  • strolling
  • footloose
  • galavanting
  • rambling
  • fiddle-footed

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • resident
  • nonmigratory
  • stationary
  • nonmigrant
  • immobile
  • fixed
  • sedentary
  • settled
  • established
  • rooted
  • fast
  • set
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