plural migrants
: someone or something that migrates: such as
a
: a person who moves regularly in order to find work especially in harvesting crops
farms employing migrants during the growing season
b
: immigrant sense a
especially
: refugee
… administration officials announced they would work to swiftly screen migrants seeking asylum at the border … and penalize people who cross illegally into the U.S. or illegally through another country on their way to the U.S. border. —
Colleen Long
c
: an animal (such as a gray whale, monarch butterfly, leatherback sea turtle, or Canada goose) that moves usually long distances from one habitat or geographic region to another
migrant
adjective
migrant labor
migrant birds
Synonyms
Examples of migrant in a Sentence
migrants in search of work on farms
Not all birds are migrants.
Recent Examples on the Web
On June 7th, in a press conference in Guatemala City, Harris stood next to Giammattei and addressed migrants directly.
—Jonathan Blitzer, The New Yorker, 28 July 2024
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson was asked about the potential of thousands of more non-citizen migrants being transported to the city leading up to the Democratic National Convention next month.
—Glenn Minnis | The Center Square Contributor, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 28 July 2024
Most of these southern Black migrants would have been only five years out of bondage, only five years in freedom.
—Susanna Ashton, Hartford Courant, 28 July 2024
While conservative critics say the loosening of Trump-era border restrictions attracted more migrants, the White House lays blame on gridlocked Congress.
—Sarah Matusek, The Christian Science Monitor, 26 July 2024
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“Migrant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/migrant. Accessed 8 Aug. 2024.
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