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immigrant
noun im·mi·grant \ˈi-mə-grənt\
: a person who comes to a country to live there
Full Definition of IMMIGRANT
: one that immigrates: as a : a person who comes to a country to take up permanent residence b : a plant or animal that becomes established in an area where it was previously unknown
— immigrant adjective
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First Known Use of IMMIGRANT
1789
Related to IMMIGRANT
- Synonyms
- émigré (also emigré), emigrant, incomer [chiefly British], in-migrant, migrant, out-migrant, settler
- Antonyms
- nonimmigrant
IMMIGRANT Defined for Kids
immigrant
noun im·mi·grant \ˈi-mi-grənt\
Definition of IMMIGRANT for Kids
: a person who comes to a country to live there
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