immigrant

im-mi-grant · noun

imported

Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    (Noun) A person who comes to live permanently in a foreign country.

  2. 2.

    (Adjective) Relating to or characteristic of immigrants.

Forms

plural: immigrants

Phrases & expressions

  • •
    illegal immigrant — a person who enters a country without legal authorization (note: "undocumented immigrant" is often preferred)
  • •
    first-generation immigrant — a person who immigrated, as opposed to their children born in the new country

Related words

Antonyms: emigrant, native
See also: emigrant, immigrants, immigration
Synonyms: migrant, newcomer, settler

Etymology

From Latin immigrans, present participle of immigrare ("to go into, move in"), from in- ("into") + migrare ("to move, migrate"). First recorded in English in the late 18th century.