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# migrant

noun (a migrant, migrants); adjective (migrant)

«migrant» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A migrant is a person who moves from one place or country to another, especially to find work or a better life. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/migrant/#m1)
2. A migrant is an animal, often a bird, that travels to a different place at certain seasons. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/migrant/#m2)

### In the lessons

In geography and social studies: migrants, migration, push and pull reasons for moving. In science: migrant birds such as swallows fly south for winter. Phrases: migrant workers, migrant birds, economic migrant.

### Examples

- Many migrant workers pick fruit on farms. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/migrant/#x1)
- Swallows are migrants that fly to Africa for winter. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/migrant/#x2)
- The city has welcomed migrants from many countries. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/migrant/#x3)
- Her grandparents were migrants from Italy. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/migrant/#x4)
- Migrant birds rest at the lake on their long journey. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/migrant/#x5)
- Migrants often send money home to their families. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/migrant/#x6)

### Note

Countable. Related: migrate, migration. Compare: emigrant (leaves a country), immigrant (arrives in a country). Talk about migrants with respect: they are people with reasons for moving.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «migrant» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/migrant/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«migrant» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/migrant.html) on Mova free.