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
Many Albanian emigrants — including from the U.S. — have returned to ride the tourism wave.
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The Dial, 12 June 2025
One short trail takes visitors around Camp Rock, which bears the signatures of California Trail emigrants that were left in axle grease in the mid-1800s.
—Nicole Blanchard, Idaho Statesman, 11 June 2025
Countries from which people migrate may benefit from the relief of population pressure and from emigrants sending remittances.
—Robert O. Keohane, Foreign Affairs, 2 June 2025
Extend your adventure: Make sure to check out the Ethel & Christopher J. Abbott Visitor Center to learn more about the lives of Western emigrants and try your hand at packing a covered wagon.
—Brian Higgins, Outside Online, 27 May 2025
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The Dial, 12 June 2025
One short trail takes visitors around Camp Rock, which bears the signatures of California Trail emigrants that were left in axle grease in the mid-1800s.
—Nicole Blanchard, Idaho Statesman, 11 June 2025
Countries from which people migrate may benefit from the relief of population pressure and from emigrants sending remittances.
—Robert O. Keohane, Foreign Affairs, 2 June 2025
Extend your adventure: Make sure to check out the Ethel & Christopher J. Abbott Visitor Center to learn more about the lives of Western emigrants and try your hand at packing a covered wagon.
—Brian Higgins, Outside Online, 27 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for emigrant
Noun
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On average at the six New England ICE detention centers analyzed in the study, immigrants spent 29 consecutive days in solitary confinement between 2018 and 2023, according to the researchers.—
Julia Marnin,
Miami Herald,
18 Sep. 2025
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Without the right visibility or relationships, skilled freelancers, particularly women, people of color, immigrants and international talent, often get stuck competing for low-paying projects on crowded marketplaces.—
Dr. Stevens Bonhomme,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
Noun
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More than 28,000 migrants have arrived in small boats across the Channel so far this year.—
Vitalii Yalahuzian,
USA Today,
14 Sep. 2025
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On Friday, an undocumented migrant in a suburb of Chicago was fatally shot by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer after resisting arrest.—
Antonia Mortensen,
CNN Money,
13 Sep. 2025
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Moreover, since quaggas were considered to be in competition with other domestic South African animals, quaggas were hunted in excess by both settlers and Afrikaners.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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The settlers, their military escorts and 1,000 head of livestock traveled about 1,200 miles across rugged wilderness for about 5 1/2 months to forts and missions.—
Kurt Snibbe,
Oc Register,
16 Sep. 2025
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Everything that happens in each box of the game is based on real situations that refugees have to go through.—
Lisa Deaderick,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
20 Sep. 2025
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Sophie Carson is a general assignment reporter who reports on religion and faith, immigrants and refugees and more.—
Sophie Carson,
jsonline.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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“Emigrant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/emigrant. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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