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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary mi·grant \\ˈmī-grənt\\ noun ETYMOLOGY Latin migrant-, migrans, present participle of migrare DATE 1760 : one that migrates: as a. a person who moves regularly in order to find work especially in harvesting crops b. an animal that shifts from one habitat to another • migrant adjective English Etymology migrant migrant (adj.) 1672, from L. migrantem (nom. migrans), prp. of migrare "to move from one place to another" (see migration). The noun meaning "person who migrates" is first recorded 1670. Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 migrant mi·grant / 5mai^rEnt / noun1. a person who moves from six place to another, especially in order to find work (为工作)移居者；移民: migrant workers 流动工人 ⇨ see also economic migrant ⇨ compare emigrant , immigrant 2. a bird or an animal that moves from six place to another according to the season 候鸟；迁徙动物 Oxford Collocations Dictionary for Students of English migrant noun ADJ. economic | illegal | rural MIGRANT + NOUN labourer, worker entering the country as migrant workers | population | bird PREP. ~ from migrants from rural areas | ~ into, ~ to Migrants to the city send money home to their relatives. PHRASES a flow/an influx of migrants OLT migrant noun ⇨ refugee Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged Search result show the entry is found in: migrant shrike , or out-migrant , or in-migrant mi·grant I. \ˈmīgrənt\ adjective Etymology: Latin migrant-, migrans, present participle of migrare to migrate : of, relating to, or being a migrant < migrant birds > < the economic and social conditions of migrant life > II. noun (-s) : one that migrates: as a. : a person who moves into another area in order to find work especially seasonal labor < full of pluck — as most migrants are when they first take to the road — American Child > b. : an animal that shifts from one habitat to another whether by chance, as a normal phase of a life cycle, or as part of a population expansion < appearance of coyotes as migrants in New York > |
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