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1emigrant
noun em·i·grant \ˈe-mi-grənt\
: a person who leaves a country or region to live in another one : a person who emigrates
Full Definition of EMIGRANT
1
: one who emigrates
2
: a migrant plant or animal
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First Known Use of EMIGRANT
1735
Related to EMIGRANT
- Synonyms
- émigré (also emigré), immigrant, incomer [chiefly British], in-migrant, migrant, out-migrant, settler
- Antonyms
- nonimmigrant
Other Biology Terms
2emigrant
adjective
Definition of EMIGRANT
: departing or having departed from a country to settle elsewhere
First Known Use of EMIGRANT
1773
EMIGRANT Defined for Kids
emigrant
noun em·i·grant \ˈe-mi-grənt\
Definition of EMIGRANT for Kids
: a person who leaves one country or region to live in another
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