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migrant Definition

mi·grant (grənt)

adjective

migrating; migratory

Etymology: L migrans, prp. of migrare

noun

  1. a person, bird, or animal that migrates
  2. ☆ a farm laborer who moves from place to place to harvest seasonal crops

migrant Synonyms

migrant

n.

  1. Traveler

    wanderer, wayfarer, journeyer, globe-trotter, vagabond, hobo, vagrant, transient.

  2. Temporary laborer

    migrant worker, day laborer, itinerant worker, migratory worker.

migrant Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • arrive: March 19th Although distinctly fewer new migrants arrived today there was still plenty to see.
  • ground: Grounded migrants remain scarce but a Whinchat, five Wheatears and 16 Chiffchaffs were seen.

Adjective modifier

  • scarce: The only other scarce migrant seen was a Hen Harrier that flew north over Weston in the afternoon.
  • undocumented: That is why it important to fight against the detention and deportation of everyone - whether asylum seeker, overstayer or undocumented migrant.
  • palearctic: Kenya: Very common palearctic migrant from October to April.
  • passerine: Passerine migrants were a single Yellow Wagtail and four Sand Martins which came in off the sea and headed inland.
  • skilled: I am talking here of skilled economic migrants who can afford expensive housing.
  • irregular: There is no exact overlap between the informal economy and irregular migrants.

Modifies a noun

  • worker: There is a lot of eastern migrant workers on these farms.
  • farmworker: Touching ways such manong migrant farmworkers control of the.
  • wader: Sanderling: The largest count of this migrant wader was sixty three on the rocks at Porth Loo on 24th.
  • passerine: The few trees in the area act as magnets to passing migrant passerines to add to the diversity.
  • laborer: The earnings of the migrant laborers are even more chancy.
  • shorebirds: Port Allen and the nearby Hanapepe Salt Pond are regular sites to look for Gulls and migrant Shorebirds.

Noun used with modifier

  • commoner: Wheatears and Whinchats were still present in good numbers but most other commoner migrants were thin on the ground.
  • manong: Touching ways such manong migrant farmworkers control of the.
  • passage: A further 15 species visit the area in winter, and 104 species are recorded as passage migrants in spring and autumn.
  • autumn: Overhead, Ravens may soar by while Swifts, Sand Martins and other early autumn migrants are already heading south.
  • spring: Spring Mid May is an excellent time for spring migrants.
  • summer: These two summer migrants are most likely to be heard in suburban or rural gardens near woodland.

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