Definition of EMIGRANT

emigrant

Meanings

Plural: emigrants

Noun

  • someone who leaves one country to settle in another
  • Someone who leaves a country to settle in a new country.
  • Any of various pierid butterflies of the genus Catopsilia. Also called a migrant.

Origin / Etymology

From Classical Latin ēmigrāns, present participle of ēmigrāre (“to emigrate”).

Synonyms

emigre, emigree, outgoer

Antonyms

immigrant

Scrabble Score: 11

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