as in immigrant
one that leaves one place to settle in another
a city with emigrants from many lands
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Recent Examples of emigrant
Circumnavigated the globe 21 times, transported emigrants from Britain to New Zealand, hauled salmon from Alaska.
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Roger Showley, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Jan. 2025
Landed during the rainy season in a swamp, the emigrants found neither fresh water nor waterproof dwellings awaiting them, though they were shortly regaled with a supply of skates!
—Rob Crossan, JSTOR Daily, 13 Dec. 2024
The motel, which is owned by his father and his uncle, emigrants from London, is not far from where Naran grew up, in Echo Park.
—Hannah Goldfield, The New Yorker, 24 Mar. 2025
The emigrants killed were traveling by wagon to California at the time.
—Barbara A. Perry, Newsweek, 28 Jan. 2025
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Roger Showley, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Jan. 2025
Landed during the rainy season in a swamp, the emigrants found neither fresh water nor waterproof dwellings awaiting them, though they were shortly regaled with a supply of skates!
—Rob Crossan, JSTOR Daily, 13 Dec. 2024
The motel, which is owned by his father and his uncle, emigrants from London, is not far from where Naran grew up, in Echo Park.
—Hannah Goldfield, The New Yorker, 24 Mar. 2025
The emigrants killed were traveling by wagon to California at the time.
—Barbara A. Perry, Newsweek, 28 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for emigrant
Noun
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See how much undocumented immigrants have paid in taxes.—
Rebecca Morin,
USA Today,
9 Apr. 2025
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That includes millions of immigrants, including those who are undocumented.—
Kelly Phillips Erb,
Forbes.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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Last week, top officials at the IRS, including its acting head, reportedly quit after the agency agreed to hand over migrants’ data to federal agents.—
Hayden Field,
CNBC,
15 Apr. 2025
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The program granted two-year entry to migrants from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua, and Venezuela.—
Elaine Mallon,
The Washington Examiner,
17 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Ballal was beaten by Israeli settlers and detained by the Israeli military a few weeks after his film won an Oscar for best documentary feature.—
Shanzeh Ahmad,
Chicago Tribune,
12 Apr. 2025
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Some Israeli settlers have since October 7 called for a return to Gush Katif and for the re-settlement of Gaza, a movement emboldened by Israel’s right-wing politicians who have openly called for the expulsion of Palestinians from Gaza.—
Lauren Izso,
CNN Money,
3 Apr. 2025
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Among them are World Relief Texas, a Christian humanitarian organization focused on aiding refugees and other immigrants; Catholic Charities Fort Worth; and the Junior League of Fort Worth’s MINTS program, which stands for Mentoring, Inspiring, Nurturing, Tutoring and Supporting.—
Lina Ruiz,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
17 Apr. 2025
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The refugee overcame many hardships and started a trading business in 1952.—
Harvard Business Review,
Harvard Business Review,
15 Apr. 2025
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“Emigrant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/emigrant. Accessed 21 Apr. 2025.
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