Meaning & use
emigrant
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A person who leaves their own country to settle permanently in another.
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The emigrant packed only a single suitcase before boarding the ship.
Many emigrants from the region settled in industrial cities abroad.
A note on using this word
Emigrant describes someone leaving a country, while 'immigrant' describes someone arriving in a new one — the same journey seen from opposite ends.
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