emigrant

[ em-i-gruhnt ]
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noun
  1. a person who emigrates, such as from their native country or region: They welcomed the emigrants from Italy.

adjective
  1. emigrating; leaving a country or region to settle in another.

Origin of emigrant

1
An Americanism dating back to 1745–55; from Latin ēmigrant- (stem of ēmigrāns ) “moving away” (present participle of ēmigrāre ), equivalent to ē- “from, out of” + migrant- (migr-, stem of migrāre “to remove” + -ant- adjective suffix); see e-1, -ant)

Other words for emigrant

Other words from emigrant

  • non·em·i·grant, noun, adjective
  • un·em·i·grant, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for emigrant

emigrant

/ (ˈɛmɪɡrənt) /


noun
    • a person who leaves one place or country, esp a native country, to settle in another: Compare immigrant

    • (as modifier): an emigrant worker

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