immigrant 1 of 2

noun

ˈi-mə-grənt How to pronounce immigrant (audio)
Definition of immigrantnext
as in migrant
one that leaves one place to settle in another America was founded by immigrants and they have been its lifeblood ever since

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immigrant

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adjective

as in expatriate

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Recent Examples of immigrant
Noun
Her thumbs fiddled, and her eyebrows rose as Castillo excoriated government spending on undocumented immigrants. — Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune, 22 Oct. 2026 The few immigrants who did vote improperly had their ballots tossed but otherwise faced no legal problems. — Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026
Adjective
Participants get information about immigrant rights, de-escalation techniques and phone numbers to call in tight situations, Williams-Skinner said. — ABC News, 20 Oct. 2026 Every ticket sale raises money for an immigrant rights nonprofit. — Katelyn Umholtz, Kansas City Star, 20 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for immigrant
Recent Examples of Synonyms for immigrant
  1. migrant
  2. expatriate
  3. emigrant
  4. foreign
  5. settler
  6. alien
  7. refugee
Noun
  • The exercise has already disproportionately disenfranchised the poor, migrants, religious minorities, women—and is bound to continue doing so.
    — Asim Ali, Time, 24 Oct. 2026
  • Tens of thousands of migrants have left South Africa in recent months in one of the biggest mass exoduses in years.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of migrant
Adjective
  • An expatriate resident of Riyadh told CNN their children were being schooled at home this week.
    — Tim Lister, CNN Money, 13 Oct. 2026
  • This is a team assembled from immigration, diaspora, and expatriate ambition, coached by an outsider who can see what insiders missed.
    — Michael Morris, Time, 1 July 2026
Definition of expatriate
Noun
  • Baksheng leaves behind a family and then creates a new one with other Teochew emigrants at an inn run by a feminist daughter, Zia Lamgi (Li Sitong) who dodges a revolving door of suitors.
    — Randy Myers, Mercury News, 3 Sep. 2026
  • The decision could have broad implications for descendants of Italian emigrants, particularly in North and South America, where large Italian diaspora communities have ancestral ties to Italy.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 29 July 2026
Definition of emigrant
Adjective
  • Beirut's private-press scene has little in common with the studio culture of ’80s Tokyo, where an abundance of resources and technology filtered the same foreign influences into something more perfect and polished.
    — Shy Clara Thompson, Pitchfork, 23 Oct. 2026
  • Reuters reported that Tesla’s work in China could also complicate things, as Starlink technology is used in foreign conflicts and the company has a relationship with the Pentagon.
    — Ashley Gold, semafor.com, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of foreign
Noun
  • Advertisement For years, Ben-Gvir remained on the fringes of Israeli politics, a familiar presence at settler demonstrations but an unlikely candidate for national office.
    — Eric Cortellessa, Time, 22 Oct. 2026
  • The administration has also encouraged Israel to crack down on settler violence in the West Bank and cut a longer-term deal with Hamas in the Gaza Strip.
    — James LaPorta, CBS News, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of settler
Adjective
  • The character creator is impressive, too, with a huge number of unlockable outfits and accessories, as well as classic alien races from the movies and cartoons.
    — Brad Bourque, The Verge, 21 Oct. 2026
  • And their extreme, alien physics may help scientists elucidate how the first generation of stars and the first galaxies came to be.
    — Robin George Andrews, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of alien
Noun
  • Migrant-rights, refugee-support, human-rights or antiracist organization.
    — Asra Q. Nomani, FOXNews.com, 23 Oct. 2026
  • And it is inspired by the real experiences of her refugee parents.
    — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of refugee

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“Immigrant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/immigrant. Accessed 27 Oct. 2026.

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