Synonyms for immigrant

Most common

foreigner

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Noun

Antonyms

emigrant, native, citizen

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Definitions

1. n. 1

   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.

Related words

Phrases

undocumented immigrant illegal immigrant digital immigrant economic immigrant immigrant species

Forms

Plural

immigrants → foreigners…

Example sentences

• foreigner It is difficult for a foreigner to study Japanese.

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

9 letters

foreigner³

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (foreigner³ = 3 syllables).