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
For one thing, emigrants from developing countries remit around $440 billion annually to relatives at home, a transfer that is three times the size of total official development aid worldwide.
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Sebastian Mallaby, Foreign Affairs, 28 Sep. 2015
Israel's population includes many emigrants from Central Asia, most of whom arrived after the fall of the Soviet Union.
—Tim Ryan, Newsweek, 18 Dec. 2024
Landed during the rainy season in a swamp, the emigrants found neither fresh water nor waterproof dwellings awaiting them, though they were shortly regaled with a supply of skates!
—Rob Crossan, JSTOR Daily, 13 Dec. 2024
The law banned the immigration of people of Asian lineage and restricted emigrants from Southern and Eastern Europe.
—David Plazas, The Tennessean, 28 May 2024
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Sebastian Mallaby, Foreign Affairs, 28 Sep. 2015
Israel's population includes many emigrants from Central Asia, most of whom arrived after the fall of the Soviet Union.
—Tim Ryan, Newsweek, 18 Dec. 2024
Landed during the rainy season in a swamp, the emigrants found neither fresh water nor waterproof dwellings awaiting them, though they were shortly regaled with a supply of skates!
—Rob Crossan, JSTOR Daily, 13 Dec. 2024
The law banned the immigration of people of Asian lineage and restricted emigrants from Southern and Eastern Europe.
—David Plazas, The Tennessean, 28 May 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for emigrant
Noun
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The four Democratic leaders were invited to testify on sanctuary city policies for immigrants.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Mar. 2025
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This drove her to want to fight and advocate for immigrants who did not have a voice for themselves.—
Yola Robert,
Forbes,
4 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Fewer judges mean longer wait times for migrants awaiting decisions on their cases.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
28 Feb. 2025
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The link between migrants and violent crime is real.—
Timothy Nerozzi,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
28 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Viewers see the local playground being torn down, the killing of Adra’s brother by Israeli soldiers, and other attacks by Jewish settlers while the community tries to survive.—
Lex Harvey,
CNN,
3 Mar. 2025
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Evitts Homesite Trail Overlooking Lake Habeeb is Evitts Mountain, named for one of the first European settlers in Allegany County.—
Trudy Haywood Saunders,
Travel + Leisure,
2 Mar. 2025
Noun
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In 2024, the European Union slashed its development fund by 7.5%, redirecting €2 billion toward refugee support.—
Daphne Ewing-Chow,
Forbes,
28 Feb. 2025
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But in 1941, Jewish refugees were rounded up into a ghetto.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
28 Feb. 2025
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“Emigrant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/emigrant. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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