migrant
migrant Lexical Profile
migrant Game Scores & Validity
• adjective
Moving or tending to move from one country, region, or place to another, especially in search of seasonal work or better living conditions.
"Migrant laborers play a vital role in harvesting agricultural crops across the country."
• noun
A person who moves from one region or country to another, especially in order to find work or better living conditions.
"The community center offers language classes and legal aid to newly arrived migrants."
An animal, especially a bird, fish, or insect, that regularly moves from one region or habitat to another according to the seasons.
"The coastal wetlands serve as an essential resting ground for millions of avian migrants each autumn."
Word Nuance & Usage
"Migrant" is a broad term for anyone moving from one region or country to another (often temporarily for work), whereas "emigrant" emphasizes leaving one's homeland and "immigrant" emphasizes permanently settling in a new country.
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Word Origin & Etymology
Borrowed in the late 17th century from Latin migrans (stem migrant-), the present participle of migrare, meaning "to move from one place to another" or "to change one's abode."