noun
immigrant
IH-mihg-ruhnt
noun
1
A person who moves from one country to live permanently in another.
"Her grandparents were immigrants who arrived from Italy in the 1950s."
"The city has a large immigrant population working in its factories."
adj
1
Relating to people who have moved to live in another country.
"The nonprofit provides legal aid to immigrant families."
How to Use Immigrant
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishSomeone who has moved from their home country to settle in a new one.
Common mistake
Don't confuse with "emigrant" — you emigrate FROM a country and immigrate TO one; the same person can be described both ways depending on which country you're talking about.
Easily confused with
emigrant
Common pairings
illegal immigrant
immigrant community
immigrant family
Word Forms
immigrants plural
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Etymology
From Latin immigrans, "migrating into," from in- ("into") plus migrare ("to migrate").