Antonyms for migrant


Grammar : Noun
Spell : mahy-gruh nt
Phonetic Transcription : ˈmaɪ grənt


Definition of migrant

Origin :
  • 1670s, from Latin migrantem (nominative migrans), present participle of migrare "to remove, depart, to move from one place to another" (see migration).
  • noun person who moves to a foreign place
Example sentences :
  • On the whole, Mr. Epstein does not find the Negro an exception to any other migrant.
  • Extract from : « The Journal of Negro History, Volume 3, 1918 » by Various
  • The Gadwell is not an uncommon spring migrant; Olmstead saw it 10 mi.
  • Extract from : « Birds from Coahuila, Mexico » by Emil K. Urban
  • Wilson's Warbler is a common spring and probably fall migrant in Coahuila.
  • Extract from : « Birds from Coahuila, Mexico » by Emil K. Urban
  • Audubon's Warbler is a common winter visitant and migrant in Coahuila.
  • Extract from : « Birds from Coahuila, Mexico » by Emil K. Urban
  • These were the migrant herds of the Dinoceras, just arrived at their new pasturage.
  • Extract from : « In the Morning of Time » by Charles G. D. Roberts
  • Migrant; rare, if not accidental; only one specimen, and that a female.
  • Extract from : « Birds of the Rockies » by Leander Sylvester Keyser
  • Migrant; occasionally winter resident; not known to breed in State.
  • Extract from : « Birds of the Rockies » by Leander Sylvester Keyser
  • Peter, like Bob, is a night migrant, stopping in the daytime for rest and food.
  • Extract from : « Bird Stories » by Edith M. Patch
  • There was also eubele, the migrant, keeping rather to itself.
  • Extract from : « Edge of the Jungle » by William Beebe
  • No, the thrush is not a migrant in the sense that the nightingale is or the turtle-dove.
  • Extract from : « Birds of the wave and woodland » by Phil (Philip Stewart) Robinson

Synonyms for migrant

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