as in immigrant
one that leaves one place to settle in another
we traced our family history back to migrants who came to this country seeking a better life for themselves
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
as in migratory
having a way of life that involves moving from one region to another typically on a seasonal basis
migrant laborers picking fruit in an orchard
Synonyms & Similar Words
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
Example Sentences
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of migrant
Ben Paviour, Sacbee.com, 29 Apr. 2026
Around 15 migrants, mostly from Latin America, are being held in a Kinshasa hotel.
—Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 29 Apr. 2026
Ciera Bates-Chamberlain, Chicago Tribune, 26 Apr. 2026
The candidate pitched himself as holding both private and public sector experience, focusing on issues of affordability, taxes, rising energy costs, migrant policy and more.
—Grace Zokovitch, Boston Herald, 26 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for migrant
Noun
San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan, who polled at 5% in the CBS survey, accused Becerra of bungling the federal government’s response to COVID-19, mpox and the influx in child migrants under former President Joe Biden.
—Ben Paviour, Sacbee.com, 29 Apr. 2026
Around 15 migrants, mostly from Latin America, are being held in a Kinshasa hotel.
—Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 29 Apr. 2026
Adjective
In response, the president pulled $11 million in funding from Catholic Charities that goes to support migrant children.
—Ciera Bates-Chamberlain, Chicago Tribune, 26 Apr. 2026
The candidate pitched himself as holding both private and public sector experience, focusing on issues of affordability, taxes, rising energy costs, migrant policy and more.
—Grace Zokovitch, Boston Herald, 26 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for migrant
Recent Examples of Synonyms for migrant
Noun
-
In many cases, questions along these lines came from people who described themselves as the children of immigrants and were wondering about their own status.—
Lawrence Glickman,
The Atlantic,
28 Apr. 2026
-
Second, the jurors who will decide the course of this lawsuit are a fascinating and diverse group, with blue-collar immigrants serving alongside white-colllar retirees.—
Elizabeth Robinson,
NBC news,
28 Apr. 2026
Adjective
-
The lakes in the American West are major refueling points for more than three hundred different bird species, some of them endangered, along the Pacific Flyway, the migratory route extending from Alaska to Patagonia.—
Rosa Lyster,
The New York Review of Books,
25 Apr. 2026
-
The amount of migratory birds overhead varies according to what the weather is and where you are located along the flyway.—
K. R. Callaway,
Scientific American,
24 Apr. 2026
Noun
-
But the War on Terror persisted and mutated into nightmares in Iraq and Afghanistan, and then Syria, which unleashed that darkness in the form of terrorist states and a refugee crisis that spread anti-Muslim and anti-migrant hatred to Europe, the United States, and beyond.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
29 Apr. 2026
-
There are hundreds of immigrant and refugee students in the district that do not attend INA, and Licata said those students are currently performing better than those at INA.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
29 Apr. 2026
Noun
-
On March 30, soldiers from the battalion detained a CNN team covering settler violence in the village of Tayasir in the West Bank.—
Oren Liebermann,
CNN Money,
28 Apr. 2026
-
Local history is also reflected in the design, with a Navy pilot (representing the former Naval Air Station Glenview); a member of the Kennicott family, the early settlers of The Grove; the Glenview Farmer’s Market; and a child riding in the 4th of July bike parade featured.—
Jennifer Johnson,
Chicago Tribune,
28 Apr. 2026
Noun
-
Those include sites like Bonneville Point – where emigrants got their first glimpse of the Boise River Valley and trail ruts can be seen – and Three Island Crossing State Park, named for the most crucial and challenging river crossing in the state.—
Nathan Diller,
USA Today,
15 Apr. 2026
-
At least one of Mellone’s cases had been rejected in lower courts before the new law, hinging partially on rulings that Italian emigrants who took on another citizenship before having children cannot pass on Italian citizenship.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
14 Apr. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Migrant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/migrant. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
