Immigrant: meaning, definitions and examples

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immigrant

 

[ หˆษชm.ษช.ษกrษ™nt ]

Context #1 | Noun

foreigner living in a new country

An immigrant is a person who comes to live permanently in a foreign country.

Synonyms

emigrant, foreigner, migrant

Examples of usage

  • He was an immigrant from Italy.
  • Many immigrants came to the United States in search of a better life.
Context #2 | Noun

person who moves to a new country

An immigrant is someone who moves to a new country to settle there.

Synonyms

colonist, newcomer, settler

Examples of usage

  • My grandparents were immigrants who came to this country in the early 1900s.
  • She became an immigrant when she moved to Canada.

Translations

Translations of the word "immigrant" in other languages:

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น imigrante

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ เคชเฅเคฐเคตเคพเคธเฅ€

๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช Einwanderer

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉ imigran

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ั–ะผะผั–ะณั€ะฐะฝั‚

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑ imigrant

๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต ็งปๆฐ‘ (ใ„ใฟใ‚“)

๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท immigrant

๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ inmigrante

๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท gรถรงmen

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ท ์ด๋ฏผ์ž

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ู…ู‡ุงุฌุฑ

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟ imigrant

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฐ imigrant

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ ็งปๆฐ‘ (yรญmรญn)

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฎ priseljenec

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ธ innflytjandi

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฟ ะธะผะผะธะณั€ะฐะฝั‚

๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ช แƒ˜แƒ›แƒ˜แƒ’แƒ แƒแƒœแƒขแƒ˜

๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฟ immiqrant

๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ inmigrante

Etymology

The word 'immigrant' dates back to the mid-18th century, derived from the Latin word 'immigrare' which means 'to remove.' The term became widely used in the context of migration and settling in a new country during the 19th and 20th centuries, especially with the increase in global migration patterns.

See also: migrants.

Word Frequency Rank

At #7,181 in frequency, this word belongs to advanced vocabulary. It's less common than core vocabulary but important for sophisticated expression.