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migrant

mig·rant

UK/ˈmaɪɡɹənt/ US/ˈmaɪɡrʌnt/ uncommon informal

noun

1.

traveler who moves from one region or country to another

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adjective

1.

habitually moving from place to place especially in search of seasonal work

  • “appalled by the social conditions of migrant life”
  • “migratory workers”
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Origin

Borrowed from French migrant.

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