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- [mahy-gruh nt]
- /ˈmaɪ grənt/
- /ˈmaɪ.ɡrənt/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [mahy-gruh nt]
- /ˈmaɪ grənt/
Definitions of migrant word
- adjective migrant migrating, especially of people; migratory. 1
- noun migrant a person or animal that migrates. 1
- noun migrant a person who attempts to permanently relocate to a new country, but who may be subject to removal by the government of that country: undocumented migrants; unaccompanied child migrants. Compare immigrant. 1
- noun migrant Also called migrant worker. a person who moves from place to place to get work, especially a farm laborer who harvests crops seasonally. 1
- noun migrant Tending to migrate or having migrated. 1
- noun migrant sb who travels to find work 1
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Origin of migrant
First appearance:
before 1665 One of the 47% oldest English words
1665-75; < Latin migrant- (stem of migrāns), present participle of migrāre. See migrate, -ant
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Parts of speech for Migrant
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migrant popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 88% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
migrant usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for migrant
noun migrant
- traveler — a person or thing that travels.
- immigrant — a person who migrates to another country, usually for permanent residence.
- rover — a familiar name for a dog.
- wanderer — a Covenanter persecuted by Charles II and James II, especially one who fled home to follow rebellious Presbyterian ministers who refused to accept episcopacy.
- itinerant — traveling from place to place, especially on a circuit, as a minister, judge, or sales representative; itinerating; journeying.
adjective migrant
- migratory — migrating.
- wandering — moving from place to place without a fixed plan; roaming; rambling: wandering tourists.
- drifting — a driving movement or force; impulse; impetus; pressure.
- nomadic — of, relating to, or characteristic of nomads.
- seasonal — pertaining to, dependent on, or accompanying the seasons of the year or some particular season; periodical: seasonal work.
Antonyms for migrant
noun migrant
- native — being the place or environment in which a person was born or a thing came into being: one's native land.
- resident — a person who resides in a place.
- immigrant — a person who migrates to another country, usually for permanent residence.
- grant — to bestow or confer, especially by a formal act: to grant a charter.
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