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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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1789

Synonyms: émigré (also emigré), emigrant, incomer [chiefly British], in-migrant, migrant, out-migrant, settler

IMMIGRANTS Defined for Kids

noun im·mi·grant \ˈi-mi-grənt\

: a person who comes to a country to live there

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