immigrant Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a person who comes to a country where they were not born in order to settle there

WordNet

Im"mi*grant noun
Etymology
L. immigrans, p. pr. of immigrare to go into: cf. F. immigrant. See Immigrate.
Definitions
  1. One who immigrates; one who comes to a country for the purpose of permanent residence; -- correlative of emigrant. Syn. -- See Emigrant.

Webster 1913