Immigrant - Dictionary Definition and Overview

Immigrant :  (noun)

1: a person who comes to a country where they were not born in order to settle there

Based on WordNet 2.0

Immigrant : \Im"mi*grant\, n. [L. immigrans, p. pr. of immigrare to go into: cf. F. immigrant. See Immigrate.] One who immigrates; one who comes to a country for the purpose of permanent residence; -- correlative of emigrant.

Syn: See Emigrant.

Based on WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003)
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