emigrant
[
em
-i-gr
uh
nt]
/ˈɛm ɪ grənt/
noun
1.
a person who
emigrates
, as from his or her native country or region:
They welcomed the emigrants from Italy.
Synonyms:
émigré
,
expatriate
.
adjective
2.
emigrating
.
Origin
1745-55,
Americanism; <
Latin
ēmīgrant-
(stem of
ēmīgrāns
) moving away (present participle of
ēmīgrāre
), equivalent to
ē-
e-
1
+
mīgrant-
(
mīgr-
remove +
-ant-
-ant
)
Related forms
nonemigrant,
noun,
adjective
unemigrant,
adjective
Can be confused
emigrant,
immigrant
,
migrant
.
Examples from the web for
emigrant
To an
emigrant
, country is idle except it be his own.
Below is appended a list of
emigrant
ships due and not heard from.
New ships were built specially for the
emigrant
trade.
From time to time an
emigrant
will send word home, pointing out all the advantages of the new life abroad.
emigrant
wagons were smaller and lighter, and did not require as many draft animals.
British Dictionary definitions for
emigrant
emigrant
/
ˈɛmɪɡrənt
/
noun
1.
a person who leaves one place or country, esp a native country, to settle in another
Compare
immigrant
(
as modifier
):
an emigrant worker
Word Origin and History for
emigrant
n.
1754, from Latin
emigrantem
(nominative
emigrans
), present participle of
emigrare
(see
emigration
).