Added 6 October 2026
immigrant
/ˈɪmɪɡɹənt/ noun
Latin root: immigrans Wiktionary
noun Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about immigrant at Wordnik → Where our words come from →
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A non-native person who comes to a country from another country to permanently settle there.
Approximately 1.5 million Mexicans are descendants of Irish immigrants.
- A plant or animal that establishes itself in an area where it previously did not exist.
adjective
- Of or relating to immigrants or the act of immigrating.
Origin
From Latin immigrans, present active participle of immigrāre (“to migrate into”), from in- (“into”) + migrāre (“to migrate”).
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