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. —
Colleen Long
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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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The attack forced hundreds of migrants to seek shelter in churches and mosques, according to state broadcaster SABC.
—
Nimi Princewill,
CNN Money,
29 June 2026
Raseman had first learned about the family through a network of churches helping migrants in the Chicago area.
—
Laura Rodríguez Presa,
Chicago Tribune,
29 June 2026
Amid growing protests, a slew of anti-immigration groups have called for all undocumented migrants to leave South Africa by the end of June.
—
Justin Klawans,
TheWeek,
29 June 2026
Tensions have already erupted into clashes and mass displacement, with police routinely using rubber bullets, tear gas, and stun grenades to disperse migrants and protesters.
—
Tiisetso Motsoeneng,
semafor.com,
29 June 2026
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Nimi Princewill,
CNN Money,
29 June 2026
Raseman had first learned about the family through a network of churches helping migrants in the Chicago area.
—
Laura Rodríguez Presa,
Chicago Tribune,
29 June 2026
Amid growing protests, a slew of anti-immigration groups have called for all undocumented migrants to leave South Africa by the end of June.
—
Justin Klawans,
TheWeek,
29 June 2026
Tensions have already erupted into clashes and mass displacement, with police routinely using rubber bullets, tear gas, and stun grenades to disperse migrants and protesters.
—
Tiisetso Motsoeneng,
semafor.com,
29 June 2026
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“Migrant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/migrant. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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