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
Kara Fox, CNN Money, 10 Feb. 2026
Charlie’s prevailing disgust with his fellow-officers, most of whom all but openly take part in a human-trafficking operation, is sharpened when a young migrant from Mexico, named Maria, has her infant stolen while they’re being held in a detention camp.
—Alexander Nazaryan, New Yorker, 10 Feb. 2026
Lauren Villagran, USA Today, 3 Feb. 2026
The Streeterville neighborhood in downtown Chicago is about to get a new hotel in a building that was used as a migrant shelter for more than two years.
—Todd Feurer, CBS News, 31 Jan. 2026
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Noun
Immigration advocacy groups have said there are longstanding racial disparities in US immigration enforcement that result in mistreatment of migrants from Latin America, the Caribbean and African countries.
—Kara Fox, CNN Money, 10 Feb. 2026
Charlie’s prevailing disgust with his fellow-officers, most of whom all but openly take part in a human-trafficking operation, is sharpened when a young migrant from Mexico, named Maria, has her infant stolen while they’re being held in a detention camp.
—Alexander Nazaryan, New Yorker, 10 Feb. 2026
Adjective
The Texas buoys were installed in an area where migrant drownings were common during a period of heightened migration.
—Lauren Villagran, USA Today, 3 Feb. 2026
The Streeterville neighborhood in downtown Chicago is about to get a new hotel in a building that was used as a migrant shelter for more than two years.
—Todd Feurer, CBS News, 31 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for migrant
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Borderlands has developed relationships with pro-bono attorneys who help immigrants facing deportation.—
Taylor Seely,
AZCentral.com,
10 Feb. 2026
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Half of us saw a heartwarming story of immigrants who had dreams to come to America, work hard, get married, grow up, raise families, sing, dance, play backgammon.—
Brendan Morrow,
USA Today,
10 Feb. 2026
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The capture in Gran Canaria falls into the juvenile-to-subadult size range, suggesting these waters could serve as a nursery or perhaps a migratory corridor.—
Melissa Cristina Márquez,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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This dune-scape is only accessible by four-by-four from the tiny fishing village of Al Khaluf and the area’s lucky few visitors are advised to follow existing tracks to avoid disturbing marine life and migratory birds.—
Anna Zacharias,
Condé Nast Traveler,
21 Jan. 2026
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In Oklahoma, Pastor Hau Suan Khai started hearing about cancellations from Christian refugees who, like him, had come to the US fleeing persecution in Myanmar.—
Catherine E. Shoichet,
CNN Money,
12 Feb. 2026
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Simpson, 45, is a New Orleans native who fled to Oklahoma as a Hurricane Katrina refugee in 2005.—
Amanda Lee Myers,
USA Today,
12 Feb. 2026
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The horror-Western follows a settler family on a perilous journey across the Kalahari Desert in the mid-1800s.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
10 Feb. 2026
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But new research published Sunday in the journal suggests these settlers formed seafaring communities that existed for at least as long as the area’s polynya—a technical name for unfrozen water amid sea ice—indicating that humans have long had a hand in shaping the dynamic Arctic ecosystem.—
K. R. Callaway,
Scientific American,
9 Feb. 2026
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The city’s Hadhramis are descendants of the emigrants from Yemen’s Hadhramout region who began settling in Johor in the 1800s.—
Jeff Chu,
Travel + Leisure,
7 Feb. 2026
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Malinin is the son of two former Olympic skaters, Tatiana Malinina and Roman Skorniakov, Russian emigrants who competed for Uzbekistan but came to Virginia in 1998.—
Sally Jenkins,
The Atlantic,
1 Feb. 2026
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“Migrant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/migrant. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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