Meaning & use
migrant
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A person who moves from one place to another, especially to find work or better living conditions.
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The farm hires migrant workers every harvest season.
International agencies track how many migrants cross the border each year.
A note on using this word
Often distinguished from 'refugee,' which implies fleeing danger or persecution rather than moving by choice; can also describe animals ('migrant birds').
Words with a similar meaning
émigrétransient
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Words with an opposite meaning
residentnative
Another way to use it
2. adjective
An animal that moves seasonally from one region to another.
The Arctic tern is one of the longest-distance migrant birds on Earth.
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