Added 9 October 2026 migrant /ˈmaɪɡɹənt/ noun Categories: PeopleUncommon Words noun ! Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about migrant at Wordnik → Where our words come from → Traveler who moves from one region or country to another. adjective Habitually moving from place to place especially in search of seasonal work. appalled by the social conditions of migrant life Origin Borrowed from French migrant. From Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org (CC BY-SA) Related Words: unsettledmigratoryallochthonousfloatingnomadicmovementmobileinwardmigrateemigratemigrationsettler Back to today's word