Meanings
nouneconomic migrant (plural economic migrants)
plural economic migrants
- A person who emigrates from one region to another to seek an improvement in living standards.
Synonyms: economic emigrant, economic immigrant
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA person who emigrates from one region to another to seek an improvement in living standards.
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 經濟移民 /经济移民
- 經濟移民 /经济移民 (jīngjì yímín)person
Finnish taloudellinen siirtolainen
- taloudellinen siirtolainenperson
French migrant économique
- migrant économiqueperson
German Wirtschaftsmigrant, Wirtschaftsflüchtling
- Wirtschaftsmigrantperson
- Wirtschaftsflüchtlingperson
Russian трудово́й мигра́нт
- трудово́й мигра́нт (trudovój migránt)person
Spanish migrante económico
- migrante económicoperson
Ukrainian трудови́й мігра́нт
- трудови́й мігра́нт (trudovýj mihránt)person
Cite this entry
APA
economic migrant. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/economic%20migrant
MLA
“economic migrant.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/economic%20migrant. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “economic migrant,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/economic%20migrant.
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