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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Trump leads on immigration issue Trump has focused much of his presidency on advancing his immigration agenda, including deporting thousands of migrants to countries such as Colombia, Mexico and El Salvador.
—Sudiksha Kochi, USA Today, 16 June 2025
Being without a credit card as a migrant can therefore be a huge disadvantage.
—Alexander Onukwue, semafor.com, 16 June 2025
His administration quickly reversed limits on ICE operations put in place by previous administrations and moved to revoke the legal status of hundreds of thousands of migrants, greatly expanding the pool of those at risk of being arrested and deported.
—June 14, CBS News, 14 June 2025
Nearly half of the respondents, 49 percent, said the Trump administration has gone overboard with arresting migrants, while 40 percent did not agree.
—Filip Timotija, The Hill, 13 June 2025
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Sudiksha Kochi, USA Today, 16 June 2025
Being without a credit card as a migrant can therefore be a huge disadvantage.
—Alexander Onukwue, semafor.com, 16 June 2025
His administration quickly reversed limits on ICE operations put in place by previous administrations and moved to revoke the legal status of hundreds of thousands of migrants, greatly expanding the pool of those at risk of being arrested and deported.
—June 14, CBS News, 14 June 2025
Nearly half of the respondents, 49 percent, said the Trump administration has gone overboard with arresting migrants, while 40 percent did not agree.
—Filip Timotija, The Hill, 13 June 2025
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“Migrant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/migrant. Accessed 19 Jun. 2025.
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