emigrant
nounUK /ˈem.ɪ.ɡrənt/
US /ˈem.ə.ɡrənt/
An emigrant is a person who leaves their own country to go and live in another one.
My grandfather was an emigrant who left Ireland to start a new life in America.
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2. A person who leaves a place or group to settle elsewhere within the same country.
Many emigrants from the countryside moved to the big cities for work.
3. A plant or animal species that has spread from its original habitat to a new region.
The emigrant butterfly traveled far beyond its native range.
4. Used as an adjective to describe someone who has left their home country.
The emigrant families gathered at the port with their suitcases.