migrant

noun

mi·grant ˈmī-grənt

plural migrants

Synonyms of migrant next

: someone or something that migrates: such as

: a person who moves regularly in order to find work especially in harvesting crops

farms employing migrants during the growing season

: 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. —

Colleen Long

: 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

Examples of migrant in a Sentence

migrants in search of work on farms Not all birds are migrants.

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Invoking the act would let soldiers arrest migrants – something soldiers are currently forbidden from doing. —

Tom Vanden Brook, USA TODAY, 4 Feb. 2025 In Spring, a brutal Immigration Removal Centre is described in distressing detail—but Smith also imagines a kind of underground railroad for migrants anxious to avoid the authorities. —

Adam Begley, The Atlantic, 4 Feb. 2025 For Coffman, a particular sticking point came in late 2023 when Johnston asked him if Denver could house migrants in an Aurora hotel. —

Max Levy, The Denver Post, 2 Feb. 2025 And Reed voiced concerns about Trump’s plans to use the military domestically to stop migrants from crossing the southern border. —

Danielle Battaglia, Charlotte Observer, 1 Feb. 2025 See all Example Sentences for migrant