migrants

noun

plural of migrant
as in immigrants
one that leaves one place to settle in another we traced our family history back to migrants who came to this country seeking a better life for themselves

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Recent Examples of migrants Concern about Russian attempts to divide the EU Spain publicly has accused Russia, along with Israel, of using disinformation to incite migrants to cross from Morocco into its Ceuta exclave in northern Africa. — Lorne Cook, Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2026 Burnham’s office said efforts to stop migrants crossing the Channel in small boats will top the agenda. — ABC News, 2 Sep. 2026 Hundreds of residents returned to the streets the following day, marching toward the Trampolín and Benítez beach areas where migrants were camped and repeating the same chant, according to EFE. — Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 1 Sep. 2026 But Wong said to survive, his country will have to welcome foreign migrants and workers. — Brian Mann, NPR, 31 Aug. 2026 Judges have stopped the US government from sending some migrants back to their home countries. — Mick Krever, CNN Money, 29 Aug. 2026 His announcement comes as Venezuelan migrants are encountering increasingly restrictive immigration policies across the hemisphere. — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 26 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for migrants
  1. immigrants
  2. settlers
  3. refugees
  4. emigrants
Noun
  • His videos drew dozens of aspiring food truck owners, many of them immigrants like Ochoa, who entrusted him with their life savings in hopes of turning their dreams into a livelihood.
    — Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 29 Aug. 2026
  • But between two women of color, in this case the reporter and subject–both daughters of immigrants–articulation was unnecessary.
    — Rebecca Suhrawardi, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026
Definition of immigrants
Noun
  • More than eleven hundred Palestinians in the West Bank have been killed either directly by settlers or by the Israeli security forces.
    — David D. Kirkpatrick, New Yorker, 29 Aug. 2026
  • Captured in the 1967 Middle East war, the West Bank is home to 3 million Palestinians and 500,000 Israeli settlers.
    — F. Brinley Bruton, NBC news, 29 Aug. 2026
Definition of settlers
Noun
  • These refugees often had to adopt new roles in order to survive.
    — Leo Barraclough, Variety, 2 Sep. 2026
  • More than 6 million Afghans fled to neighboring Iran and Pakistan, but both those countries have kicked out nearly all their Afghan refugees in recent years—even Afghans who arrived back in 1979, during the Soviet invasion.
    — The Week US, TheWeek, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of refugees
Noun
  • 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, 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
Definition of emigrants

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“Migrants.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/migrants. Accessed 5 Sep. 2026.

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