forbidden words: migrant
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migrant
migrant, adjective
migrating, especially of people; migratory.
migrant, noun
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a person or animal that migrates.
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a person who attempts to permanently relocate to a new country, but who may be subject to removal by the government of that country: unaccompanied child migrants.
undocumented migrants;
unaccompanied child migrants.
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Also called migrant worker. a person who moves from place to place to get work, especially a farm laborer who harvests crops seasonally.
Other Word Forms
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nonmigrant, adjective
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unmigrant, adjective
Etymology
Origin of migrant
1665–75; < Latin migrant- (stem of migrāns ), present participle of migrāre. See migrate, -ant
Related Words
from — Definition of migrant. (n.d.). In dictionary.com. Retrieved May 16, 2026
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Example Sentences: migrant
The transformation also has losers: renters outside big cities, where there are fewer new jobs and shrinking public services, and urban, low-income migrant communities that have historically been more dependent on the state.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026Separately, Utopia 56, a migrant aid association, described the two victims as a 16-year-old child and a 20-year-old woman.
From Barron’s • May 3, 2026In total, he lived around 16 years as an undocumented migrant in the US.
From BBC • Apr. 24, 2026Mexican officialdom is well aware that the Mexican economy is kept afloat by a combination of migrant remittances and North American market access.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026For the physical I was herded into a large room along with thirty or so black men, mostly migrant workers.
From “Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography” by Mark Mathabane
from — Definition of migrant. (n.d.). In dictionary.com. Retrieved May 16, 2026
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Refugees and Migrants: Definitions
Refugee
Refugees are persons who are outside their country of origin for reasons of feared persecution, conflict, generalized violence, or other circumstances that have seriously disturbed public order and, as a result, require international protection. The refugee definition can be found in the 1951 Convention and regional refugee instruments, as well as UNHCR’s Statute.
–United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
More on key refugee definitions
Migrant
While there is no formal legal definition of an international migrant, most experts agree that an international migrant is someone who changes his or her country of usual residence, irrespective of the reason for migration or legal status. Generally, a distinction is made between short-term or temporary migration, covering movements with a duration between three and 12 months, and long-term or permanent migration, referring to a change of country of residence for a duration of one year or more.
– United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs
More on key migration terms.
from — United Nations. (2016, July 22). Definitions. Refugees and Migrants. Retrieved May 16, 2026, from
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