EMIGRANTS Synonyms: 35 Similar and Opposite Words

emigrants

noun

plural of emigrant

as in immigrants

one that leaves one place to settle in another a city with emigrants from many lands

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Recent Examples of emigrants Baksheng leaves behind a family and then creates a new one with other Teochew emigrants at an inn run by a feminist daughter, Zia Lamgi (Li Sitong) who dodges a revolving door of suitors. — Randy Myers, Mercury News, 3 Sep. 2026 The decision could have broad implications for descendants of Italian emigrants, particularly in North and South America, where large Italian diaspora communities have ancestral ties to Italy. — ABC News, 29 July 2026 González has witnessed the ties between Mexico and its emigrants abroad evolve over four decades, starting as a young consular officer in the administration of Mexican President Carlos Salinas de Gortari. — Alfredo Corchado, Los Angeles Times, 11 July 2026 The book looked at the world of a swath of Irish women emigrants who were deemed troublemakers, highlighting that for a period of time, Irish women outnumbered Irish men in prison. — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 30 June 2026 Perhaps as important as Morocco’s investment in nurturing domestic talent has been its improved efforts to scout and court eligible international talent —often the descendants of emigrants who have learned the game in world-class competitive environs elsewhere. — Dan Greene, New Yorker, 12 June 2026 Between 1854 and 1891, the fort protected emigrants, mail coaches, freight wagons, and travelers along the Trans-Pecos stretch of the San Antonio–El Paso Road and Chihuahua Trail. — Lauren Jones, Southern Living, 10 June 2026 The Conestoga wagons, meant to replicate the vehicles used by emigrants on the Oregon Trail, are also luxurious. — Nicole Blanchard, Idaho Statesman, 18 May 2026 Those include sites like Bonneville Point – where emigrants got their first glimpse of the Boise River Valley and trail ruts can be seen – and Three Island Crossing State Park, named for the most crucial and challenging river crossing in the state. — Nathan Diller, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026

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Noun

Although without Netanyahu’s charisma, Eisenkot, the son of Jewish immigrants from Morocco, is widely regarded by voters as a man of integrity.

— The Week UK, TheWeek, 18 Oct. 2026
The area's flooring industry has long depended on immigrant labor, and many families include a mix of citizens, legal residents, Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals recipients and undocumented immigrants.

— DEMOCRAT-GAZETTE STAFF FROM WIRE REPORTS, Arkansas Online, 17 Oct. 2026

Definition of immigrants

Noun

Both Hungary and Poland have laid down markers on allowing migrants into their nations.

— Tyler Speicher, FOXNews.com, 19 Oct. 2026
Doing so is not only a matter of altruism; the United States itself will have to grapple with migrants fleeing failing states, pandemics, and the dangers of climate change.

— Charles Kupchan, Foreign Affairs, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of migrants

Noun

Marschall’s initial assessment was that the tree’s life probably began before European settlers arrived in the region, at a time when the mountain was populated by autonomous Indigenous nations that later became part of the Creek Confederacy.

— M. R. O’Connor, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026
For decades, Jewish settlers put up fences to protect themselves from the active threat of Palestinian terrorism.

— Lesley Stahl, CBS News, 11 Oct. 2026

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Noun

The case centers on the Cuban government shooting down two Brothers to the Rescue flights, a civilian rescue group dedicated to saving refugees fleeing the authoritarian Castro regime — then run by Raul Castro’s older brother Fidel.

— Liv Caputo Herald, Miami Herald, 19 Oct. 2026
Trump has vastly expanded ICE to ramp up deportations of immigrants, refugees and asylum-seekers, and the agency was a major part of last year’s law-enforcement surge in the Chicago area known as Operation Midway Blitz.

— Daniel C. Vock, Chicago Tribune, 18 Oct. 2026

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