immigrants

im-mi-grants · noun

imported

Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    People who come to live permanently in a foreign country.

  2. 2.

    People who have moved to settle in a new area or region.

Phrases & expressions

  • •
    waves of immigrants — large groups of immigrants arriving over a period
  • •
    immigrants' rights — legal protections and civil liberties for immigrant populations

Related words

Antonyms: emigrants, natives
See also: immigrant, immigration, migration
Synonyms: migrants, newcomers, settlers

Etymology

From Latin immigrans, present participle of immigrare ("to go into, move in"), from in- ("into") + migrare ("to move, migrate"). The plural adds the standard English "-s" suffix.