emigrant

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Someone who leaves a country to settle in a new country.
  2. Any of various pierid butterflies of the genus Catopsilia. Also called a migrant.

Pronunciation

/ˈɛmɪɡɹənt/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-emigrant.wav

Word forms

emigrant emigrants

Etymology

From Classical Latin ēmigrāns, present participle of ēmigrāre (“to emigrate”).

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