migrant

[ mahy-gruhnt ]

adjective

1. migrating, especially of people; migratory.

noun

1. a person or animal that migrates.
2. 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. Compare immigrant.

   undocumented migrants;

   unaccompanied child migrants.

3. Also called migrant worker. a person who moves from place to place to get work, especially a farm laborer who harvests crops seasonally.

migrant

/ ˈmaɪɡrənt /

noun

1. a person or animal that moves from one region, place, or country to another
2. an itinerant agricultural worker who travels from one district to another
3. 1. an immigrant, esp a recent one
   2. ( as modifier )

      a migrant hostel

adjective

1. moving from one region, place, or country to another; migratory

Other Words From

• non·migrant adjective noun
• un·migrant adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of migrant¹

1665–75; < Latin migrant- (stem of migrāns ), present participle of migrāre. See migrate, -ant

Word History and Origins

Origin of migrant¹

C17: from Latin migrāre to change one's abode

Related Words

• emigrant
• evacuee
• expatriate
• immigrant
• traveler