emigrant

[ em-i-gruhnt ]

/ ˈɛm ɪ grənt /

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noun

a person who emigrates, as from his or her native country or region: They welcomed the emigrants from Italy.

adjective

emigrating; leaving a country or region to settle in another.

Origin of emigrant

First recorded in 1745–55, Americanism; from Latin ēmigrant- (stem of ēmigrāns ) “moving away” (present participle of ēmigrāre ), equivalent to ē- “from, out of” + migrant- (migr-, stem of migrāre “to remove” + -ant- suffix forming nouns and adjectives from verbs); see e-¹, -ant)

SYNONYMS FOR emigrant

1 émigré, expatriate.

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OTHER WORDS FROM emigrant

non·em·i·grant, noun, adjectiveun·em·i·grant, adjective

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH emigrant

emigrant , immigrant, migrant

Words nearby emigrant

EMG, EMG syndrome, -emia, emic, emiction, emigrant, emigrate, emigration, emigratory, émigré, Emil

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Example sentences from the Web for emigrant

Apparently the wagons contained nothing of value, merely the clothing, provisions, and ordinary utensils of an emigrant party.
Keith of the Border|Randall Parrish
Evidently mountain-fever is what the English emigrant of the higher classes needs to thaw him out and attune him to American ways.
In the High Valley|Susan Coolidge
Bourmont was an emigrant, and went into the Portuguese service.
The Greville Memoirs|Charles C. F. Greville
Before starting, the emigrant should obtain all accessible information about the region he intends to visit.
Camp-Fire and Cotton-Field|Thomas W. Knox

When the emigrant left, in 1657, the woods must have been well grown.
Charles Sumner; his complete works, volume 7 (of 20)|Charles Sumner

British Dictionary definitions for emigrant

emigrant

/ (ˈɛmɪɡrənt) /

noun

a person who leaves one place or country, esp a native country, to settle in anotherCompare immigrant
(as modifier)an emigrant worker

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单词	emigrant
释义	emigrant [ em-i-gruhnt ] / ˈɛm ɪ grənt / SEE SYNONYMS FOR emigrant ON THESAURUS.COM noun a person who emigrates, as from his or her native country or region: They welcomed the emigrants from Italy. adjective emigrating; leaving a country or region to settle in another. Origin of emigrant First recorded in 1745–55, Americanism; from Latin ēmigrant- (stem of ēmigrāns ) “moving away” (present participle of ēmigrāre ), equivalent to ē- “from, out of” + migrant- (migr-, stem of migrāre “to remove” + -ant- suffix forming nouns and adjectives from verbs); see e-¹, -ant) SYNONYMS FOR emigrant 1 émigré, expatriate. SEE SYNONYMS FOR emigrant ON THESAURUS.COM OTHER WORDS FROM emigrant non·em·i·grant, noun, adjectiveun·em·i·grant, adjective WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH emigrant emigrant , immigrant, migrant Words nearby emigrant EMG, EMG syndrome, -emia, emic, emiction, emigrant, emigrate, emigration, emigratory, émigré, Emil Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for emigrant Apparently the wagons contained nothing of value, merely the clothing, provisions, and ordinary utensils of an emigrant party. Keith of the Border\|Randall Parrish Evidently mountain-fever is what the English emigrant of the higher classes needs to thaw him out and attune him to American ways. In the High Valley\|Susan Coolidge Bourmont was an emigrant, and went into the Portuguese service. The Greville Memoirs\|Charles C. F. Greville Before starting, the emigrant should obtain all accessible information about the region he intends to visit. Camp-Fire and Cotton-Field\|Thomas W. Knox When the emigrant left, in 1657, the woods must have been well grown. Charles Sumner; his complete works, volume 7 (of 20)\|Charles Sumner British Dictionary definitions for emigrant emigrant / (ˈɛmɪɡrənt) / noun a person who leaves one place or country, esp a native country, to settle in anotherCompare immigrant (as modifier)an emigrant worker Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to emigrant colonist, pilgrim, refugee, migrant, alien, traveler, expatriate, displaced person, evacuee, wanderer, fugitive, outcast, exile, wayfarer, migrator, émigré
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emigrant

noun

adjective

Origin of emigrant

SYNONYMS FOR emigrant

OTHER WORDS FROM emigrant

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH emigrant

Words nearby emigrant

Example sentences from the Web for emigrant

British Dictionary definitions for emigrant

noun

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