plural migrants
: someone or something that migrates: such as
a
: a person who moves regularly in order to find work especially in harvesting crops
farms employing migrants during the growing season
b
: immigrant sense a
especially
: refugee
… administration officials announced they would work to swiftly screen migrants seeking asylum at the border … and penalize people who cross illegally into the U.S. or illegally through another country on their way to the U.S. border. —
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c
: an animal (such as a gray whale, monarch butterfly, leatherback sea turtle, or Canada goose) that moves usually long distances from one habitat or geographic region to another
migrant
adjective
migrant labor
migrant birds
Examples of migrant in a Sentence
migrants in search of work on farms
Not all birds are migrants.
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The jail is contracted to house up to 100 migrants, but appears to have an average daily population of about 242 people through mid-April, according to TRAC data.
—Noe Padilla, IndyStar, 23 July 2025
Demonstrators began clashing with police after ICE agents detained over 100 migrants following raids on June 6.
—Zachary Folk, Forbes.com, 21 July 2025
By June, Guantanamo was holding about 500 migrants, though until now the base could only accommodate about 200.
—Ximena Bustillo, NPR, 21 July 2025
But there are some potential storm clouds on the horizon, including growing voter disapproval of his aggressive stance on migrants and real concerns about the impacts of his on-again, off-again trade war.
—ABC News, 20 July 2025
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Noe Padilla, IndyStar, 23 July 2025
Demonstrators began clashing with police after ICE agents detained over 100 migrants following raids on June 6.
—Zachary Folk, Forbes.com, 21 July 2025
By June, Guantanamo was holding about 500 migrants, though until now the base could only accommodate about 200.
—Ximena Bustillo, NPR, 21 July 2025
But there are some potential storm clouds on the horizon, including growing voter disapproval of his aggressive stance on migrants and real concerns about the impacts of his on-again, off-again trade war.
—ABC News, 20 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for migrant
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“Migrant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/migrant. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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