: departing or having departed from a country to settle elsewhere
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Noun
Millions of European emigrants came to America in the 19th century.
a city with emigrants from many lands
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Assaf Orion, Foreign Affairs, 3 June 2025
According to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, there were some 143,000 Ivorian emigrants living in France in 2020.
—Christopher Clark, The Dial, 13 May 2025
Brian Higgins, Outside Online, 27 May 2025
There is also the emigrant story: the story of how Kal-El – Superman’s name at birth – was driven from his home on Planet Krypton to embrace a new land.
—Miriam Eve Mora, The Conversation, 14 Mar. 2025
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Noun
But at the time, the Israeli government was also considering the expulsion of terrorists from Gaza and trying to persuade Egypt and other countries to take in voluntary emigrants from Gaza.
—Assaf Orion, Foreign Affairs, 3 June 2025
According to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, there were some 143,000 Ivorian emigrants living in France in 2020.
—Christopher Clark, The Dial, 13 May 2025
Adjective
Chimney Rock was so striking, in fact, that it was mentioned in more historic emigrant diaries than any other landmark along the Oregon Trail.
—Brian Higgins, Outside Online, 27 May 2025
There is also the emigrant story: the story of how Kal-El – Superman’s name at birth – was driven from his home on Planet Krypton to embrace a new land.
—Miriam Eve Mora, The Conversation, 14 Mar. 2025
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“Emigrant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/emigrant. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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