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em·i·grant I. \ˈemə̇grənt, -mēg- sometimes -ˌgrant or -ˌgraa(ə)nt\ noun (-s) Etymology: Latin emigrant-, emigrans, present participle of emigrare to depart, emigrate, from e- + migrare to depart, migrate — more at migrate 1. : a person who leaves a country or region to establish permanent residence elsewhere; especially : a pioneer moving especially during the 19th century from the settled lands of the eastern United States to unsettled lands to the west — compare immigrant 2. : a plant or animal that is a migrant II. adjective Etymology: Latin emigrant-, emigrans 1. : departing from a country or region to settle permanently elsewhere 2. : of, relating to, concerned with, or for the use of emigrants < emigrant cars > < emigrant agents > |