- a person or animal that moves from one region, place, or country to another
- an itinerant agricultural worker who travels from one district to another
- moving from one region, place, or country to another; migratory
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
mi•grant /ˈmaɪgrənt/USA pronunciation
adj. [before a noun]
n. [countable]
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026- migrating:migrant workers.
n. [countable]
- a person or animal that migrates.
- Also called ˈmi•grant ˌwork•er. one who moves from place to place to get work.
mi•grant
(mī′grənt),USA pronunciation adj.
n.
- migrating, esp. of people;
migratory.
n.
- a person or animal that migrates.
- Also called mi′grant work′er. a person who moves from place to place to get work, esp. a farm laborer who harvests crops seasonally.
- Latin migrant- (stem of migrāns), present participle of migrāre. See migrate, -ant
- 1665–75
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migrant /ˈmaɪɡrənt/ n
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