Migrant has 4 different meanings across 2 categories:
Noun
· Adjective
Noun
1
traveler who moves from one region or country to another
"Many migrant workers traveled north in search of better employment opportunities during the winter season."
2
A migratory bird or other animal.
"The migrating flock of geese crossed the sky as a true migrant on its journey south."
In plain English: A migrant is someone who moves from their home country to live somewhere else, often looking for better work or safety.
"The migrant farmer moved his family from the dry fields to seek work in the city."
Adjective
1
habitually moving from place to place especially in search of seasonal work
"appalled by the social conditions of migrant life"
"migratory workers"
2
Migratory.
"The migrant birds flew south for the winter, following their usual migratory path across the ocean."
Example Sentences
"The migrant farmer moved his family from the dry fields to seek work in the city."
noun
"The migrant worker helped harvest the apples before the rain arrived."
noun
"Our family has lived in this town since we were young migrants seeking better opportunities."
noun
"Many people become migrants when they leave their home country to find work abroad."
noun
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
Origin
The word migrated directly into English from French without changing its original meaning of someone who moves to a new place. It entered the language as a straightforward loanword rather than evolving through complex linguistic shifts or compound formation.