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migrant

/ˈmaɪɡɹənt/noun, adjective2 syllables

Migrant means: habitually moving from place to place especially in search of seasonal work.

Synonyms for migrant3

noun, as in traveler who moves from one region or country to another

migrator

adjective, as in habitually moving from place to place especially in search of seasonal work

migratory, unsettled

What does migrant mean?2

adjective

1

habitually moving from place to place especially in search of seasonal work“appalled by the social conditions of migrant life”

noun

1

traveler who moves from one region or country to another

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Migrant in a sentence

  • Migrant birds such as the sandhill crane fly overhead, moving south.Cangarejo
  • Since then, migrants have occasionally died while trying to break through the fence.CM
  • There are many migrant farm-worker children at our school.CK
  • Ziri was being held in prison for helping a migrant.Amastan
  • Sami will always remain just a migrant for my father.maaster
  • The migrant hoped to also get a mouthful of food.rul
  • Americans are worried that illegal migrants are threatening the nation's culture and economy.corvard
  • Turkey let millions of migrants and refugees through its borders.Amastan

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Forms of migrant

as a noun

plural
migrants