migrant
noun · adjective
Simple meaning
Traveler who moves from one region or country to another.
Pronunciation
Say it like this:
mygruhntSay the bold part a little louder.
IPA pronunciation (US)
ˈmaɪɡɹənt
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) is a standard way of writing speech sounds.
Definition
Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.
noun
A migratory animal, in particular a migratory bird.
Traveler who moves from one region or country to another
informal
A person who leaves one place in order to permanently settle in another.
Any of various pierid butterflies of the genus Catopsilia. Also called an emigrant.
adjective
Migratory.
Word Aura™
How this word commonly comes across.
Aura for this meaning
This meaning: A migratory animal, in particular a migratory bird.
Used this way, migrant is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It usually sounds natural in a wide range of settings.
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- Matter-of-fact
- Usage feel
- Neutral and straightforward
Word Aura describes common impressions, not a measurement. Tone changes with sentence, speaker, relationship and situation.
More ways to use migrant
- “Many migrant workers travel seasonally for agricultural jobs.”noun
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