plural migrants
: someone or something that migrates: such as
a
: a person who moves regularly in order to find work especially in harvesting crops
farms employing migrants during the growing season
b
: immigrant sense a
especially
: refugee
… administration officials announced they would work to swiftly screen migrants seeking asylum at the border … and penalize people who cross illegally into the U.S. or illegally through another country on their way to the U.S. border. —
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c
: an animal (such as a gray whale, monarch butterfly, leatherback sea turtle, or Canada goose) that moves usually long distances from one habitat or geographic region to another
migrant
adjective
migrant labor
migrant birds
Examples of migrant in a Sentence
migrants in search of work on farms
Not all birds are migrants.
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Cabello said that of 920 migrants returned via five flights since February, only 16 have ongoing judicial processes in Venezuela.
—Vivian Sequera, USA TODAY, 22 Mar. 2025
Also, any migrant caught trying to enter the U.S. illegally was banned from benefiting from the program.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 22 Mar. 2025
Earlier this month, Panama released those remaining migrants from the camp, giving them one month to leave Panama.
—arkansasonline.com, 22 Mar. 2025
In other instances, including the president's attempt to invoke the wartime Alien Enemies Act to remove certain migrants, judges have issued temporary restraining orders that prevent enforcement of a policy, typically for 14 days, to allow for further proceedings.
—Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 22 Mar. 2025
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Vivian Sequera, USA TODAY, 22 Mar. 2025
Also, any migrant caught trying to enter the U.S. illegally was banned from benefiting from the program.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 22 Mar. 2025
Earlier this month, Panama released those remaining migrants from the camp, giving them one month to leave Panama.
—arkansasonline.com, 22 Mar. 2025
In other instances, including the president's attempt to invoke the wartime Alien Enemies Act to remove certain migrants, judges have issued temporary restraining orders that prevent enforcement of a policy, typically for 14 days, to allow for further proceedings.
—Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 22 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for migrant
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“Migrant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/migrant. Accessed 4 Apr. 2025.
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