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
The emigrants killed were traveling by wagon to California at the time.
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Barbara A. Perry, Newsweek, 28 Jan. 2025
Members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, known as Mormons, murdered 120 emigrants at Mountain Meadows, Utah on September 11, 1857.
—Monica Mercuri, Forbes, 11 Jan. 2025
When a wagon train of emigrants traveling from Arkansas to California passed through the area, Mormon militiamen surrounded the group and brutally slaughtered more than 100 men, women, and children.
—Monica Mercuri, Forbes, 11 Jan. 2025
Circumnavigated the globe 21 times, transported emigrants from Britain to New Zealand, hauled salmon from Alaska.
—Roger Showley, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Jan. 2025
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Barbara A. Perry, Newsweek, 28 Jan. 2025
Members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, known as Mormons, murdered 120 emigrants at Mountain Meadows, Utah on September 11, 1857.
—Monica Mercuri, Forbes, 11 Jan. 2025
When a wagon train of emigrants traveling from Arkansas to California passed through the area, Mormon militiamen surrounded the group and brutally slaughtered more than 100 men, women, and children.
—Monica Mercuri, Forbes, 11 Jan. 2025
Circumnavigated the globe 21 times, transported emigrants from Britain to New Zealand, hauled salmon from Alaska.
—Roger Showley, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for emigrant
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According to Advocates for Immigrant Rights and Reconciliation, a Kansas City area immigrants rights group, 80 immigrants rounded up by federal authorities are already being held in FCI Leavenworth, a separate federal prison in the city.—
Matthew Kelly,
Kansas City Star,
28 May 2025
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Jessie De Haven, who regularly provides free legal advice to immigrants at the court, said the arrests happened after the men appeared before Immigration Judge Vikram Badrinath.—
Stephen Hobbs,
Sacbee.com,
28 May 2025
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McIver's prosecution follows last month's arrest of Milwaukee County Circuit Court Judge Hannah Dugan, who is accused of helping a migrant evade arrest by ICE agents.—
Sonam Sheth,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 May 2025
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The migrants are from Myanmar, Laos, Vietnam, Cuba and South Sudan.—
Jasmine Garsd,
NPR,
22 May 2025
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The remarkable resilience of Alaskans - indigenous and settlers alike – resonates will all visitors, and a strong connection to the land and resources is a common thread that binds them.—
Saleem H. Ali,
Forbes.com,
18 May 2025
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The settler spirit, much derided now, represented an awesome ability.—
Andrew Moore,
New York Times,
15 May 2025
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This story has been updated to reflect the shooting incident occurred near the Jenin refugee camp, not within the camp.—
Catherine Nicholls,
CNN Money,
22 May 2025
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Erdogan said a committee had been formed to work out what to do with the prisoners, particularly women and children held at refugee camps such as Al-Hol in northern Syria.—
Andrew Wilks,
Los Angeles Times,
22 May 2025
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“Emigrant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/emigrant. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.
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