Definition of MIGRANT

migrant

Plural: migrants

Noun

  • A person or animal that moves from one place to another.
  • traveler who moves from one region or country to another
  • A migratory animal, in particular a migratory bird.
  • Traveller or worker who moves from one region or country to another.
  • A person who leaves one place in order to permanently settle in another.
  • Any of various pierid butterflies of the genus Catopsilia. Also called an emigrant.

Adjective Satellite

  • habitually moving from place to place especially in search of seasonal work
    • "appalled by the social conditions of migrant life"

Adj

  • Migratory.

Examples

  • The ’Q’ tile was a migrant, always appearing when he had no ’U’.

Origin / Etymology

Borrowed from French migrant.

Synonyms

migrator, migratory

Scrabble Score: 10

migrant: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
migrant: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
migrant: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 13

migrant: valid Words With Friends Word