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    immigrant
    /ˈɪmɪɡr(ə)nt/

    noun

    • 1. a person who comes to live permanently in a foreign country: "he's a recent immigrant to the US from Germany"

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  2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › immigrantImmigrant Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    The meaning of IMMIGRANT is one that immigrates. How to use immigrant in a sentence. immigrant or emigrant?

  3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishIMMIGRANT | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    a person who has come to a different country in order to live there permanently: immigrant population The surrounding area has a large immigrant population. illegal immigrant Illegal immigrants are sent back across the border if they are caught. Fewer examples. She married Norwegian immigrant Niels Larsen who later anglicized his name.

  4. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › english › immigrantimmigrant noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

    /ˈɪmɪɡrənt/ a person who has come to live permanently in a different country from the one they were born in. immigrant from… immigrants from other European countries. immigrant to… immigrants to the United States. Immigrants and their descendants have played a vital role in building this nation.

  5. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryIMMIGRANT | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    IMMIGRANT meaning: 1. a person who has come to a different country in order to live there permanently: 2. a person…. Learn more.

  6. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishIMMIGRANT definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    An immigrant is a person who has come to live in a country from another country.

  7. www.migrationpolicy.org › content › explainer-who-immigrantExplainer: Who Is An Immigrant? | migrationpolicy.org

    Simply put, an immigrant is a person living in a country other than that of his or her birth. No matter if that person has taken the citizenship of the destination country, served in its military, married a native, or has another status—he or she will forever be an international migrant.

  8. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › immigrantImmigrant - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    If you come to a country, you are an immigrant and you emigrate from somewhere else. Ireland has many emigrants to America; America has many immigrants from Ireland. If your parents were immigrants to the United States, but you were born here, you are a citizen automatically.

  9. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishIMMIGRANT | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

    IMMIGRANT definition: someone who comes to live in a different country. Learn more.

  10. www.dictionary.com › browse › immigrantIMMIGRANT Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Immigrant definition: a person who migrates to another country, usually for permanent residence.. See examples of IMMIGRANT used in a sentence.

  11. www.oed.com › dictionary › immigrant_nimmigrant, n. & adj. meanings, etymology and more | Oxford...

    What does the word immigrant mean? There are five meanings listed in OED's entry for the word immigrant. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. immigrant has developed meanings and uses in subjects including. animals (1830s) plants (1830s) cell biology (1870s) physiology (1870s) See meaning & use.