migrant

noun

mi·grant ˈmī-grənt

plural migrants

Synonyms of migrant next

: someone or something that migrates: such as

: a person who moves regularly in order to find work especially in harvesting crops

farms employing migrants during the growing season

: 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. —

Colleen Long

: 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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The dummy representing an undocumented migrant in the video was seen tied to a chair with their hands duct taped behind their back. —

Andy Biggs, Newsweek, 24 Dec. 2024 The United States historically has expelled the majority of migrants without legal status to Mexico and other Central American countries. —

Mennatalla Ibrahim, Baltimore Sun, 24 Dec. 2024 Most migrants have family links in Mayotte and speak the same language. —

Sam Mednick and Thomas Adamson, Los Angeles Times, 23 Dec. 2024 One report by the Center for Immigration Studies (CIS) estimated 50,000 migrants have arrived in the state since 2021. —

Greg Wehner, Fox News, 23 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for migrant