as in immigrant
one that leaves one place to settle in another
we traced our family history back to migrants who came to this country seeking a better life for themselves
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as in migratory
having a way of life that involves moving from one region to another typically on a seasonal basis
migrant laborers picking fruit in an orchard
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Recent Examples of migrant
Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 12 Sep. 2025
The Special Jury Prize went to Less Than 5 Gr of Saffron, a dialogue-free short about an Iranian migrant processing trauma through cooking.
—Charlie Fink, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Max Blau, ProPublica, 16 Sep. 2025
In full view of locals and tourists, several masked agents in unmarked cars detained migrant employees from the Argentine restaurant El Viejo Almacén, just steps from La Fortaleza, the governor’s residence.
—Israel Melendez Ayala, Time, 16 Sep. 2025
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Noun
Wala said that framing enables the government to treat migrants and asylum seekers as enemy combatants.
—Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 12 Sep. 2025
The Special Jury Prize went to Less Than 5 Gr of Saffron, a dialogue-free short about an Iranian migrant processing trauma through cooking.
—Charlie Fink, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Adjective
But for some migrant farmworkers seeking better-paying jobs in America, their seasonal gigs have morphed into a nightmare.
—Max Blau, ProPublica, 16 Sep. 2025
In full view of locals and tourists, several masked agents in unmarked cars detained migrant employees from the Argentine restaurant El Viejo Almacén, just steps from La Fortaleza, the governor’s residence.
—Israel Melendez Ayala, Time, 16 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for migrant
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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
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Because of it, the migratory raptors that are protected under state and federal law forced the school, known as the Eagles, to rearrange their football and soccer schedules, switching to day games instead of night.—
Mark Vancleave,
Twin Cities,
11 Sep. 2025
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Many of them are migratory, traveling between here and the Caribbean or Central or South America.—
Ari Daniel,
NPR,
10 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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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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An article in The Guardian in May 2025 reported that a record number of emigrants left New Zealand in 2023 and 2024.—
Alex Ledsom,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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Americans still hoping to move to Portugal, meanwhile, might be wise to see if their preferred neighborhoods are already too saturated with fellow emigrants or tourists.—
Michael Bartiromo,
The Hill,
14 June 2025
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“Migrant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/migrant. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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