emigrant

noun

ˈe-mi-grənt How to pronounce emigrant (audio)
Definition of emigrantnext
as in immigrant
one that leaves one place to settle in another a city with emigrants from many lands

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Recent Examples of emigrant The motel, which is owned by his father and his uncle, emigrants from London, is not far from where Naran grew up, in Echo Park. — Hannah Goldfield, The New Yorker, 24 Mar. 2025 The emigrants killed were traveling by wagon to California at the time. — Barbara A. Perry, Newsweek, 28 Jan. 2025 In the massacre, settlers of the LDS Church involved in a territorial militia killed 120 American western emigrants. — Taijuan Moorman, USA TODAY, 28 Jan. 2025 Members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, known as Mormons, murdered 120 emigrants at Mountain Meadows, Utah on September 11, 1857. — Monica Mercuri, Forbes, 11 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for emigrant
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  1. immigrant
  2. migrant
  3. settler
  4. refugee
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  • See how much undocumented immigrants have paid in taxes.
    — Rebecca Morin, USA Today, 9 Apr. 2025
  • That includes millions of immigrants, including those who are undocumented.
    — Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025
Definition of immigrant
Noun
  • Other lawsuits are challenging the revocation of a Biden-ear humanitarian parole program for over half a million Cuban, Haitian, Nicaraguan and Venezuelan migrants.
    — Verónica Egui Brito, Miami Herald, 25 Mar. 2025
  • Some of the migrants have attempted to obtain another immigration status, such as political asylum, Temporary Protected States and permanent residency, but the administration has said those processes are on pause.
    — Antonio Maria Delgado, Miami Herald, 25 Mar. 2025
Definition of migrant
Noun
  • Ballal was beaten by Israeli settlers and detained by the Israeli military a few weeks after his film won an Oscar for best documentary feature.
    — Shanzeh Ahmad, Chicago Tribune, 12 Apr. 2025
  • Some Israeli settlers have since October 7 called for a return to Gush Katif and for the re-settlement of Gaza, a movement emboldened by Israel’s right-wing politicians who have openly called for the expulsion of Palestinians from Gaza.
    — Lauren Izso, CNN Money, 3 Apr. 2025
Definition of settler
Noun
  • Cao herself was flown out of Vietnam in 1975 and came to the States as a 13-year-old refugee.
    — Victoria Le, Oc Register, 3 Apr. 2025
  • Layoffs also hit the entire staff at the HHS Administration for Children and Families, a division that provides support for child care, family violence prevention, refugee resettlement and Head Start programs. 5.
    — Jade Walker, CNN Money, 2 Apr. 2025
Definition of refugee

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