Antonyms for immigrant

Grammar : Noun

Spell : im-i-gruh nt

Phonetic Transcription : ˈɪm ɪ grənt

Definition of immigrant

Origin : "one who immigrates," 1792, in an American context, from French immigrant, from Latin immigrantem (nominative immigrans), present participle of immigrare (see immigrate). Emigrant is older. As an adjective from 1805.

noun person from a foreign land

Example sentences :

But of all the immigrant trees none is so beautiful as the oak.
Extract from : « Impressions of South Africa » by James Bryce

These facts are the magnet that will attract the immigrant to Canada.
Extract from : « Canada: the Empire of the North » by Agnes C. Laut

Sometimes they were written by an immigrant, a bona-fide worker.
Extract from : « Working With the Working Woman » by Cornelia Stratton Parker

I knew this must be the immigrant family the conductor had told us about.
Extract from : « My Antonia » by Willa Cather

These last are mainly composed of immigrant Malayan peoples.
Extract from : « Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 2 » by Various

It is worth noticing that the blame for it is not to be placed on the immigrant.
Extract from : « Society » by Henry Kalloch Rowe

Federal regulation has been increased with reference to all immigrant traffic.
Extract from : « Society » by Henry Kalloch Rowe

The immigrant himself has no desire to destroy American institutions.
Extract from : « Society » by Henry Kalloch Rowe

He was a curious fellow, this guardian, an Alsatian immigrant, he informed me.
Extract from : « France and the Republic » by William Henry Hurlbert

It is charged against this Italian immigrant that he is dirty, and the charge is true.
Extract from : « The Battle with the Slum » by Jacob A. Riis.

Synonyms for immigrant

Based on : Thesaurus.com - Gutenberg.org - Dictionary.com - Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019