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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024em•i•grant (em′i grənt),USA pronunciation n. - a person who emigrates, as from his or her native country or region:They welcomed the emigrants from Italy.
adj. - emigrating.
- Latin ēmīgrant- (stem of ēmīgrāns) moving away (present participle of ēmīgrāre), equivalent. to ē- e- + mīgrant- (mīgr- remove + -ant- -ant)
- 1745–55, American.
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged émigré, expatriate.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: emigrant /ˈɛmɪɡrənt/ n - a person who leaves one place or country, esp a native country, to settle in another
- (as modifier): an emigrant worker
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024em•i•grate /ˈɛmɪˌgreɪt/USA pronunciation v. [no object], -grat•ed, -grat•ing. - to leave one country or region to settle in another; migrate:My grandmother emigrated from Russia in 1930.
em•i•grant /ˈɛmɪgrənt/USA pronunciation n. [countable] e•mi•gra•tion /ˌɛmɪˈgreɪʃən/USA pronunciation n. [countable* uncountable]See -migr-. emigrate is a verb, emigrant and émigré are nouns:They emigrated from their home country. They were emigrants. They were émigrés from eastern Europe. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024em•i•grate (em′i grāt′),USA pronunciation v.i., -grat•ed, -grat•ing. - to leave one country or region to settle in another;
migrate:to emigrate from Ireland to Australia.
- Latin ēmīgrātus moved away (past participle of ēmīgrāre), equivalent. to ē- e- + mīgrātus (mīgr- remove + ātus -ate1)
- 1770–80
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