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    migrant
    /ˈmʌɪɡr(ə)nt/

    noun

    • 1. a person who moves from one place to another, especially in order to find work or better living conditions.
    • 2. an animal that migrates.

    adjective

    • 1. tending to migrate or having migrated: "migrant birds"

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  2. An umbrella term, not defined under international law, reflecting the common lay understanding of a person who moves away from his or her place of usual residence, whether within a country or across an international border, temporarily or permanently, and for a variety of reasons.

  3. MIGRANT definition: 1. a person that travels to a different country or place, often in order to find work: 2. an…. Learn more.

  4. : 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.

  5. noun. a person or animal that migrates. a person who attempts to permanently relocate to a new country, but who may be subject to removal by the government of that country: unaccompanied child migrants. Compare immigrant. undocumented migrants; unaccompanied child migrants.

  6. emergency.unhcr.org › protection › legal-frameworkMigrant definition | UNHCR

    Mar 18, 2019 · Traditionally, the word ‘migrant' has been used to designate people who move by choice rather than to escape conflict or persecution, usually across an international border (‘international migrants'), for instance to join family members already abroad, to search for a livelihood, or for a range of other purposes.

  7. Refugees are persons who are outside their country of origin for reasons of feared persecution, conflict, generalized violence, or other circumstances that have seriously disturbed public order...

  8. Jul 10, 2024 · IOM defines a migrant as any person who is moving or has moved across an international border or within a State away from his/her habitual place of residence, regardless of the person’s legal status; whether the movement is voluntary or involuntary; what the causes for the movement are; or what the length of the stay is.

  9. a person that travels to a different country or place, often in order to find work: The cities are full of migrants looking for work. biology. an animal that moves from one place to another at different times of the year: These birds are winter migrants from Scandinavia. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.

  10. a person who moves from one place to another in order to find work or better living conditions. a safe place for migrants and refugees. The government is being urged to issue more visas to skilled migrants. undocumented/illegal migrants. Collocations Immigration. Synonyms immigrant.

  11. Jun 21, 2024 · Human migration, the permanent change of residence by an individual or group. It can be within a country or international in nature. It can also be voluntary or forced. Intermediate between those two categories are voluntary migrations of refugees fleeing war, famine, or natural disaster.