migrant
/'maigrənt/
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Definition
Noun:
- A person, animal, or bird that moves from one region or country to another: A migrant is a traveler who relocates, often in search of work, better living conditions, or seasonal resources.
- A person who moves to a different area within their own country or to another country: This term often refers to individuals moving for economic opportunities or to escape difficult circumstances.
Adjective:
- Characterized by moving from place to place, especially to find work: Describes a lifestyle or pattern of habitual movement, typically for seasonal employment.
- Migratory: Used to describe animals or birds that travel seasonally from one region to another.
Examples of Usage
- Noun:
- The city has programs to support newly arrived migrants.
- Many birds are migrants, flying south for the winter.
- Adjective:
- Migrant workers follow the harvest seasons.
- The study tracked the migrant patterns of butterflies.
Advanced Usage
- "Economic migrant": A person who moves to another country primarily to improve their standard of living.
- He was classified as an economic migrant seeking better job prospects.
- "Climate migrant" / "Environmental migrant": A person displaced due to environmental changes like sea-level rise or drought.
- The increasing number of climate migrants is a global concern.
Variants and Related Words
- Migrate (verb): To move from one region or habitat to another.
- Many species migrate to warmer climates.
- Migration (noun): The act or process of migrating.
- The annual bird migration is a spectacular sight.
- Migratory (adjective): Relating to migration.
- The wetlands are a crucial stop for migratory birds.
Synonyms
- Noun: Immigrant, emigrant, traveler, nomad.
- Adjective: Itinerant, traveling, wandering, migratory.
Related Phrases
- Migrant labor: Work performed by people who move to find employment.
- The agricultural sector relies heavily on migrant labor.
- Migrant community: A group of people from a common origin living in a new area.
- The city has a vibrant migrant community.
Related Idioms
- "To live a migrant life": To have a lifestyle characterized by frequent moving, often for work.
- Growing up, she lived a migrant life as her family followed construction jobs.
Adjective
- habitually moving from place to place especially in search of seasonal work
- appalled by the social conditions of migrant life
- migratory workers
Noun
- traveler who moves from one region or country to another