migrant Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun traveler who moves from one region or country to another
    migrator.
  2. adjective satellite habitually moving from place to place especially in search of seasonal work
    migratory.
    • appalled by the social conditions of migrant life
    • migratory workers

WordNet


Mi"grant adjective
Etymology
L. migrans, p. pr. of migrare. See Migrate.
Definitions
  1. Migratory. Sir T. Browne. -- n. A migratory bird or other animal.

Webster 1913