illegal immigrantnoun [ C ]
uk/ɪˌliː.ɡəl ˈɪm.ɪ.ɡrənt/us/ɪˌliː.ɡəl ˈɪm.ɪ.ɡrənt/US also illegal aliensomeone who lives or works in another country when they do not have the legal right to do this
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People who live or settle somewhere
- asylum seeker
- brain drain
- bum
- city slicker
- cohabitant
- cottager
- exodus
- foreign-returned
- frontiersman
- guest worker
- illegal alien
- lodger
- outflow
- overspill
- resident
- roomer
- settler
- son
- squatter
- welcome wagon
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