emigrant
UK/'emɪgr(ə)nt/US/'emigrәnt/
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Definitions
n.
A person who leaves their own country to settle in another
移居海外者，（移出的）移民
adj.
Relating to people who emigrate
移居外国的
Root Breakdown
Root-derivede- (ex-, out) + migr (move) + -ant (one who) = one who moves out. The mirror of immigrant: the same traveller is an emigrant to the country they left and an immigrant to the country they entered.
Root migr still carries 14 more wordsCommon Collocations
- 1.emigrant ship移民船
- 2.former emigrant曾经的移居者
- 3.returning emigrant归国移民
Example Sentences
- 1.
The ship carried hundreds of emigrants bound for the New World.
- 2.
As an emigrant, he sent money home to his family every month.
- 3.
Most emigrants from the village settled in Argentina.
Easily Confused
emigrant vs immigrant: same person, opposite viewpoint. Emigrant looks back at the country left (e- = Exit, out); immigrant looks at the country entered (im- = In). A person leaving Spain for Brazil is an emigrant in Spain and an immigrant in Brazil.