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
Synonyms
Examples of migrant in a Sentence
migrants in search of work on farms
Not all birds are migrants.
Recent Examples on the Web
The same regulation was used by Trump to ban immigration and travel by migrants from Muslim countries.
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 5 July 2024
Scrapping the clause appeared to be directed at lower-income migrants from countries like India, Nepal, and Bangladesh, who took advantage of it most.
—Byryan Hogg, Fortune Europe, 4 July 2024
Its roots, though, are from the Middle East: The handheld favorites were made with lamb by Lebanese migrants who brought the shawarma cooking technique and equipment with them.
—Jason Rezaian, Washington Post, 3 July 2024
In May, three men were arrested and charged with the deaths of five migrants, including a 7-year-old girl, who were crushed while trying to illegally enter the UK via a small boat.
—Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 3 July 2024
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Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 5 July 2024
Scrapping the clause appeared to be directed at lower-income migrants from countries like India, Nepal, and Bangladesh, who took advantage of it most.
—Byryan Hogg, Fortune Europe, 4 July 2024
Its roots, though, are from the Middle East: The handheld favorites were made with lamb by Lebanese migrants who brought the shawarma cooking technique and equipment with them.
—Jason Rezaian, Washington Post, 3 July 2024
In May, three men were arrested and charged with the deaths of five migrants, including a 7-year-old girl, who were crushed while trying to illegally enter the UK via a small boat.
—Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 3 July 2024
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 15 Jul. 2024.
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