as in immigrant
one that leaves one place to settle in another
a city with emigrants from many lands
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Recent Examples of emigrant
Low wages Data shows that neighboring Australia is the most frequent destination for New Zealand’s emigrants.
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Dylan Butts, CNBC, 6 Sep. 2024
This shelf-stable snack served as an incredible source of protein among emigrants traveling along The Overland Trail during the mid-19th century.
—Josh Miller, Southern Living, 2 Sep. 2024
In 2022, Hao and her husband paid another $300,000 to buy a plot of land in neighboring Oklahoma in a joint purchase with another recent emigrant from China.
—Emily Feng, NPR, 24 June 2024
Perhaps no other bard has captured the sentiments of Ukraine and its emigrants as fully as Taras Shevchenko.
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13 Ways of Looking at Edna St. Vincent Millay
Poet, lover, outspoken political activist.
—JSTOR Daily, 24 June 2024
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Dylan Butts, CNBC, 6 Sep. 2024
This shelf-stable snack served as an incredible source of protein among emigrants traveling along The Overland Trail during the mid-19th century.
—Josh Miller, Southern Living, 2 Sep. 2024
In 2022, Hao and her husband paid another $300,000 to buy a plot of land in neighboring Oklahoma in a joint purchase with another recent emigrant from China.
—Emily Feng, NPR, 24 June 2024
Perhaps no other bard has captured the sentiments of Ukraine and its emigrants as fully as Taras Shevchenko.
Shared Collections
13 Ways of Looking at Edna St. Vincent Millay
Poet, lover, outspoken political activist.
—JSTOR Daily, 24 June 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for emigrant
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These plans included detaining undocumented immigrants in camps while awaiting deportation.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 17 Dec. 2024
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The case garnered international attention after false claims linked the incident to Haitian immigrants.Nancy Molnar, USA TODAY, 16 Dec. 2024
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The young girl's rescue is another example of migrants making dangerous journeys on boats to reach Europe, CompassCollective's Katja Tempel said.Charna Flam, People.com, 12 Dec. 2024
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Advertisement Under fire for admitting record numbers of migrants, Trudeau’s government recently slashed the annual total allowed into the country.Kate Linthicum, Los Angeles Times, 12 Dec. 2024
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The Nisenan, like all of California’s Native peoples, were decimated by the settlers’ campaigns of violence and cultural eradication.Michelle Weber, Longreads, 4 Dec. 2024
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Andrew Jackson, a firebrand advocate for farmers and western settlers, saw adherence to a gold standard as a way to avoid excessive government power.Kevin Coldiron, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2024
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An influx of refugees from Lebanon into Syria has further strained the country's systems, already weakened by over a decade of civil conflict.Maryanne Murray Buechner, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
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Well, or at least the status that the Kurds de facto have in Syria (and this would save Europe from a new flow of refugees).Brady Knox, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 11 Dec. 2024
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“Emigrant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/emigrant. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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