Synonyms for immigrant


Grammar : Noun
Spell : im-i-gruh nt
Phonetic Transcription : ˈɪm ɪ grənt

Top 10 synonyms for immigrant Other synonyms for the word immigrant

Définition of immigrant

Origin :
  • "one who immigrates," 1792, in an American context, from French immigrant, from Latin immigrantem (nominative immigrans), present participle of immigrare (see immigrate). Emigrant is older. As an adjective from 1805.
  • noun person from a foreign land
Example sentences :
  • But of all the immigrant trees none is so beautiful as the oak.
  • Extract from : « Impressions of South Africa » by James Bryce
  • These facts are the magnet that will attract the immigrant to Canada.
  • Extract from : « Canada: the Empire of the North » by Agnes C. Laut
  • Sometimes they were written by an immigrant, a bona-fide worker.
  • Extract from : « Working With the Working Woman » by Cornelia Stratton Parker
  • I knew this must be the immigrant family the conductor had told us about.
  • Extract from : « My Antonia » by Willa Cather
  • These last are mainly composed of immigrant Malayan peoples.
  • Extract from : « Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 2 » by Various
  • It is worth noticing that the blame for it is not to be placed on the immigrant.
  • Extract from : « Society » by Henry Kalloch Rowe
  • Federal regulation has been increased with reference to all immigrant traffic.
  • Extract from : « Society » by Henry Kalloch Rowe
  • The immigrant himself has no desire to destroy American institutions.
  • Extract from : « Society » by Henry Kalloch Rowe
  • He was a curious fellow, this guardian, an Alsatian immigrant, he informed me.
  • Extract from : « France and the Republic » by William Henry Hurlbert
  • It is charged against this Italian immigrant that he is dirty, and the charge is true.
  • Extract from : « The Battle with the Slum » by Jacob A. Riis.

Antonyms for immigrant

Based on : Thesaurus.com - Gutenberg.org - Dictionary.com - Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019