emigrant

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/ˈɛmɪɡɹənt/

noun

Someone who leaves a country to settle in a new country.

Similar
emigreemigreeoutgoer
Opposite
immigrant
OriginClassical Latin ēmigrāns →
Less commonScrabble 11
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Meanings

nounemigrant (plural emigrants)

plural emigrants

  1. Someone who leaves a country to settle in a new country.
  2. Any of various pierid butterflies of the genus Catopsilia. Also called a migrant.

Synonyms & antonyms

Opposite
immigrant

nounsomeone who leaves one country to settle in another

Similar
emigreemigreeoutgoer
Broader
migrantmigrator
Also see
emigreemigreeexpatriateoutgoer

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Classical Latinēmigrāns
  2. Englishemigrant

From Classical Latin ēmigrāns, present participle of ēmigrāre (“to emigrate”).

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Translations

Arabic مُهَاجِر, مُهَاجِرَة
  • مُهَاجِر (muhājir)someone who leaves a country to settle in a new country
  • مُهَاجِرَة (muhājira)someone who leaves a country to settle in a new country
Bengali মুহাজির
  • মুহাজির (muhajir)someone who leaves a country to settle in a new country
Catalan emigrant
  • emigrantsomeone who leaves a country to settle in a new country
Chinese Cantonese 移民
  • 移民 (ji⁴ man⁴)someone who leaves a country to settle in a new country
Chinese Mandarin 移民
  • 移民 (yímín)someone who leaves a country to settle in a new country
Czech emigrant, emigrantka
  • emigrantsomeone who leaves a country to settle in a new country
  • emigrantkasomeone who leaves a country to settle in a new country
  • vystěhovalecsomeone who leaves a country to settle in a new country
  • vystěhovalkyněsomeone who leaves a country to settle in a new country
Danish emigrant, udvandrer
  • emigrantsomeone who leaves a country to settle in a new country
  • udvandrersomeone who leaves a country to settle in a new country
Dutch uitwijkeling, uitwijkelinge
  • uitwijkelingsomeone who leaves a country to settle in a new country
  • uitwijkelingesomeone who leaves a country to settle in a new country
  • landverhuizersomeone who leaves a country to settle in a new country
  • landverhuizerinsomeone who leaves a country to settle in a new country
  • emigrantsomeone who leaves a country to settle in a new country
  • emigrantesomeone who leaves a country to settle in a new country
Estonian emigrant
  • emigrantsomeone who leaves a country to settle in a new country
Finnish maastamuuttaja
  • maastamuuttajasomeone who leaves a country to settle in a new country
French émigré, émigrée
  • émigrésomeone who leaves a country to settle in a new country
  • émigréesomeone who leaves a country to settle in a new country
  • émigrantsomeone who leaves a country to settle in a new country
  • émigrantesomeone who leaves a country to settle in a new country
German Auswanderer, Auswanderin
  • Auswanderersomeone who leaves a country to settle in a new country
  • Auswanderinsomeone who leaves a country to settle in a new country
  • Emigrantsomeone who leaves a country to settle in a new country
  • Emigrantinsomeone who leaves a country to settle in a new country
  • Aussiedlersomeone who leaves a country to settle in a new country
Greek απόδημος, απόδημη
  • απόδημος (apódimos)someone who leaves a country to settle in a new country
  • απόδημη (apódimi)someone who leaves a country to settle in a new country
Hebrew יוֹרֵד
  • יוֹרֵד (yoréd)someone who leaves a country to settle in a new country
Hindi उत्प्रवासी
  • उत्प्रवासी (utpravāsī)someone who leaves a country to settle in a new country
Hungarian kivándorló, emigráns
  • kivándorlósomeone who leaves a country to settle in a new country
  • emigránssomeone who leaves a country to settle in a new country
Icelandic förufólk, útflytjandi
  • förufólksomeone who leaves a country to settle in a new country
  • útflytjandisomeone who leaves a country to settle in a new country
Italian emigrante
  • emigrantesomeone who leaves a country to settle in a new country
Japanese 移民
  • 移民 (imin)someone who leaves a country to settle in a new country
Korean 이민
  • 이민 (imin)someone who leaves a country to settle in a new country
Latvian emigrants
  • emigrantssomeone who leaves a country to settle in a new country
Lithuanian emigrantas
  • emigrantassomeone who leaves a country to settle in a new country
Norwegian Bokmål utvandrer, emigrant
  • utvandrersomeone who leaves a country to settle in a new country
  • emigrantsomeone who leaves a country to settle in a new country
Persian مهاجر
  • مهاجر (mohâjer)someone who leaves a country to settle in a new country
Polish emigrant, emigrantka
  • emigrantsomeone who leaves a country to settle in a new country
  • emigrantkasomeone who leaves a country to settle in a new country
Portuguese emigrante
  • emigrantesomeone who leaves a country to settle in a new country
Romanian emigrant, emigrantă
  • emigrantsomeone who leaves a country to settle in a new country
  • emigrantăsomeone who leaves a country to settle in a new country
Russian эмигра́нт, эмигра́нтка
  • эмигра́нт (emigránt)someone who leaves a country to settle in a new country
  • эмигра́нтка (emigrántka)someone who leaves a country to settle in a new country
Scottish Gaelic eilthireach
  • eilthireachsomeone who leaves a country to settle in a new country
Slovak emigrant, emigrantka
  • emigrantsomeone who leaves a country to settle in a new country
  • emigrantkasomeone who leaves a country to settle in a new country
  • vysťahovalecsomeone who leaves a country to settle in a new country
  • vysťahovalkyňasomeone who leaves a country to settle in a new country
Spanish emigrante
  • emigrantesomeone who leaves a country to settle in a new country
Swedish emigrant
  • emigrantsomeone who leaves a country to settle in a new country
Tagalog manluluwasbayan
  • manluluwasbayansomeone who leaves a country to settle in a new country
Turkish muhacir
  • muhacirsomeone who leaves a country to settle in a new country
Ukrainian емігра́нт, емігра́нтка
  • емігра́нт (emihránt)someone who leaves a country to settle in a new country
  • емігра́нтка (emihrántka)someone who leaves a country to settle in a new country
Vietnamese người di cư, người xuất cư
  • người di cưsomeone who leaves a country to settle in a new country
  • người xuất cưsomeone who leaves a country to settle in a new country
Welsh ymfudwr, ymfudwraig
  • ymfudwrsomeone who leaves a country to settle in a new country
  • ymfudwraigsomeone who leaves a country to settle in a new country
Yiddish עמיגראַנט
  • עמיגראַנט (emigrant)someone who leaves a country to settle in a new country

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

Tigermanrematingantigerm
Cite this entry
APA

emigrant. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/emigrant

MLA

“emigrant.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/emigrant. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “emigrant,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/emigrant.

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