OUT-MIGRANT Synonyms: 35 Similar and Opposite Words

out-migrant

noun

ˈau̇t-ˌmī-grənt

Definition of out-migrant

as in immigrant

one that leaves one place to settle in another most out-migrants cited the state's high cost of living as their main reason for leaving

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Noun

Immigrant law and advocacy groups accused the federal government of violating a court order to overhaul the conditions at the Adelanto ICE Processing Center where nearly 2,000 immigrants are being held.

— Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 8 Oct. 2026
Keeping all of our students (especially immigrants) safe because students who don’t feel safe cannot learn.

— Claire Malon, Chicago Tribune, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of immigrant

Noun

The arrangements have drawn mounting scrutiny, most recently after migrants deported to Equatorial Guinea were held at gunpoint and beaten.

— Adrian Elimian, semafor.com, 2 Oct. 2026
Trump sought to rally Republicans by attacking Democrats over inflation and immigration, repeating claims about the number and backgrounds of migrants who entered the country during the Biden administration.

— ABC News, ABC News, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of migrant

Noun

Israeli settlers opened fire on olive harvesters in the occupied West Bank on Wednesday, killing a Palestinian officer who responded to the attack and wounding 16, Palestinian officials said.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 8 Oct. 2026
At least one Palestinian was killed and 14 injured when Jewish settlers attacked olive farmers near the town of Nablus in the occupied West Bank, the official Palestinian news agency WAFA reported today.

— Charlene Gubash, NBC news, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of settler

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Baksheng leaves behind a family and then creates a new one with other Teochew emigrants at an inn run by a feminist daughter, Zia Lamgi (Li Sitong) who dodges a revolving door of suitors.

— Randy Myers, Mercury News, 3 Sep. 2026
The decision could have broad implications for descendants of Italian emigrants, particularly in North and South America, where large Italian diaspora communities have ancestral ties to Italy.

— ABC News, ABC News, 29 July 2026

Definition of emigrant

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