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migrant

/ˈmaɪɡɹənt/

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What does migrant mean?

noun

  1. A migratory animal, in particular a migratory bird.
  2. Traveller or worker who moves from one region or country to another.
  3. (informal) A person who leaves one place in order to permanently settle in another.
More meanings (2)

noun

  1. Any of various pierid butterflies of the genus Catopsilia. Also called an emigrant.

adjective

  1. Migratory.

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IPA pronunciation

/ˈmaɪɡɹənt/

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They stay longer than any other migrant, being absent only three months during the depth of winter.
Douglas, Sir MawsonThe Home of the Blizzard Being the Story of the Australasian Antarctic Expedition, 1911-1914Project Gutenberg ebook #6137
The bluebird is not always a migrant, except in the more northern portions of the country.
Neltje BlanchanBird Neighbors An Introductory Acquaintance with One Hundred and Fifty Birds Commonly Found in the Gardens, Meadows, and Woods About Our HomesProject Gutenberg ebook #1889
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Political and economic instability in South Africa raise uncertainties for Lesotho's economy, especially with respect to migrant worker remittances--over one-third of GDP.
United States. Central Intelligence AgencyThe 1991 CIA World FactbookProject Gutenberg ebook #25
Keen-eyed and alert through danger and loneliness, he noted every stage of development, from the first piping frog and unsheathing bud, to full leafage and the return of the last migrant.
Gene Stratton-PorterFrecklesProject Gutenberg ebook #111
Mutât enira mundi naturam totius ætas, Ex alioque alius status excipere omnia debet; Nec manet ulla sui similis res; omnia migrant, Omnia commutât natura, et vertere cogit.
Michel de MontaigneEssays of Michel de Montaigne — CompleteTranslated by Charles CottonProject Gutenberg ebook #3600