Words / B1

IM-igr-uh-nt/ˈɪmɪɡrənt/

An immigrant is a person who comes to live permanently in a new country: recent immigrants; immigrant communities. An emigrant is the same person viewed from the country they left; a migrant may move temporarily; a refugee has fled danger. Immigrate is the verb (into a country); emigrate is leave. Immigration is the system or process. Use the word factually — it is not an insult. Immigrant to / in + country.

Meaning

A person who comes to live permanently in a new country.

Examples

• “Many immigrants have settled in this city.”
• “Recent immigrants often join language classes at the library.”
• “She came as an immigrant and later became a citizen.”

Good to know

an immigrant to / in + country. Verb: immigrate. Leave: emigrate / emigrant. Temporary: migrant. Fled danger: refugee.

Near in meaning

migrant

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