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emigrant

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em·i·grant  (m-grnt)
n.
One that emigrates.
adj.
Of or relating to emigrants or the act of emigrating.
emigrant [ˈɛmɪgrənt]
n
(Sociology)
a.  a person who leaves one place or country, esp a native country, to settle in another Compare immigrant
b.  (as modifier) an emigrant worker
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.emigrantemigrant - someone who leaves one country to settle in another
emigre, emigree, outgoer
migrant, migrator - traveler who moves from one region or country to another
Translations
emigrant [ˈemɪgrənt]
A. ADJ → emigrante
B. N → emigrante mf
emigrant [ˈɛmɪgrənt] n → émigrant(e) m/f
emigrant
n → Auswanderer m, → Auswanderin f; (esp for political reasons) → Emigrant(in) m(f)
adj attr → Auswanderer-, Emigranten-; emigrant country → Auswandererland nt
emigrant [ˈɛmɪgr/ənt] n → emigrante m/f
emigrant [ˈɛmɪgr/ənt] n → emigrante m/f


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It is in vain I represent that, before the sequestration of emigrant property, I had remitted the imposts they had ceased to pay; that I had collected no rent; that I had had recourse to no process.
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We shall find five hundred adventurers like ourselves when we join the emigrant ship, for whom their native land has no occupation and no home.
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A poor emigrant from Central Europe bound to America and washed ashore here in a storm.
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