Immigrant Definition
ĭmĭ-grənt
immigrants
noun
A person who leaves one country to settle permanently in another.
American Heritage
A person who immigrates.
Webster's New World
A plant or animal that has recently appeared for the first time in a locality.
Webster's New World
An organism that establishes itself in an area where it previously did not exist.
American Heritage
Synonyms:
- newcomer
- foreigner
- alien
- hyphenated American
- resident alien
- adoptive citizen
- naturalized citizen
- outlander
- nonnative
- settler
- transmigrant
- emigrant
- migrant
adjective
Of or relating to immigrants.
Webster's New World
Immigrating.
Webster's New World
Other Word Forms of Immigrant
Noun
Singular:
immigrant
Plural:
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