MIGRANT

migrant, migratory

(adjective) habitually moving from place to place especially in search of seasonal work; “appalled by the social conditions of migrant life”; “migratory workers”

migrant, migrator

(noun) traveler who moves from one region or country to another

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

migrant (plural migrants)

A migratory bird or other animal.

Traveller or worker who moves from one region or country to another.

(informal) An immigrant or refugee.

Any of various pierid butterflies of the genus Catopsilia. Also called an emigrant.

Hyponyms

• emigrant

• immigrant

Adjective

migrant (comparative more migrant, superlative most migrant)

Migratory.

Anagrams

• Ntigram, marting

Source: Wiktionary


Mi"grant, a. Etym: [L. migrans, p. pr. of migrare. See Migrate.]

Definition: Migratory. Sir T. Browne.

– n.

Definition: A migratory bird or other animal.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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