单词 | emigrant |
释义 | emigrant (once / 888 pages) n An emigrant is a person who leaves his or her home country to live permanently in another country. Many Irish emigrants came to the United States in the late 1800s. The Latin root of emigrant is emigrationem, which means "removal from a place." Don't confuse emigrant with immigrant, which tells about the person's status in the new country. When you leave your native land, you are an emigrant, and when you are already settled in a new country, you are an immigrant. It's a subtle difference, but with an emigrant, the focus is more on the home country. WORD FAMILYemigrant: emigrants USAGE EXAMPLESBut Renzi told a Belgian newspaper that early voting by Italian emigrants could help clinch a victory. The Guardian(Dec 01, 2016) Castro painted the emigrants as either crazy or criminals, though later studies showed only 1% or 2% were actually from prisons or mental institutions. Los Angeles Times(Nov 27, 2016) Mexican emigrants sent home last year overtook oil revenues for the first time as a source of foreign income. The Guardian(Nov 26, 2016) n someone who leaves one country to settle in another Syn|Hyper emigre, emigree, outgoer migrant, migrator traveler who moves from one region or country to another |
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