Definition of IMMIGRANT

immigrant

Meanings

Plural: immigrants

Noun

  • a person who comes to a country where they were not born in order to settle there
  • A non-native person who comes to a country from another country to permanently settle there.
  • A plant or animal that establishes itself in an area where it previously did not exist.

Adj

  • Of or relating to immigrants or the act of immigrating.

Origin / Etymology

From Latin immigrans, present active participle of immigrāre (“to migrate into”), from in- (“into”) + migrāre (“to migrate”).

Antonyms

emigrant

Scrabble Score: 14

immigrant is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
immigrant is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
immigrant is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 18

immigrant is a valid Words With Friends word