Definitions for immigrant
ˈɪm ɪ grəntim·mi·grant

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. immigrantnoun

   a person who comes to a country where they were not born in order to settle there

WiktionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. immigrantnoun

   A person who comes to a country from another country in order to permanently settle in the new country.

2. immigrantnoun

   A plant or animal that establishes itself in an area where it previously did not exist.

3. immigrantadjective

   Of or relating to immigrants or the act of immigrating.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. immigrant

   Immigration is the international movement of people to a destination country of which they are not natives or where they do not possess citizenship in order to settle as permanent residents or naturalized citizens. Commuters, tourists, and other short-term stays in a destination country do not fall under the definition of immigration or migration; seasonal labour immigration is sometimes included, however. As for economic effects, research suggests that migration is beneficial both to the receiving and sending countries. Research, with few exceptions, finds that immigration on average has positive economic effects on the native population, but is mixed as to whether low-skilled immigration adversely affects low-skilled natives. Studies show that the elimination of barriers to migration would have profound effects on world GDP, with estimates of gains ranging between 67 and 147 percent for the scenarios in which 37 to 53 percent of the developing countries' workers migrate to the developed countries. Development economists argue that reducing barriers to labor mobility between developing countries and developed countries would be one of the most efficient tools of poverty reduction. Positive net immigration can soften the demographic dilemma in the aging global North.The academic literature provides mixed findings for the relationship between immigration and crime worldwide, but finds for the United States that immigration either has no impact on the crime rate or that it reduces the crime rate. Research shows that country of origin matters for speed and depth of immigrant assimilation, but that there is considerable assimilation overall for both first- and second-generation immigrants.Research has found extensive evidence of discrimination against foreign born and minority populations in criminal justice, business, the economy, housing, health care, media, and politics in the United States and Europe.

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1. immigrant

   An immigrant is a person who moves from one country to permanently live in another country, usually for reasons such as seeking better economic opportunities, pursuing education, fleeing conflicts or environmental disasters, or reuniting with family. The country they move to is often referred to as their host country, while the country they moved from is described as their home or original country. This term is different from a refugee or an expatriate.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 2 votes

1. Immigrantnoun

   one who immigrates; one who comes to a country for the purpose of permanent residence; -- correlative of emigrant

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of immigrant in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of immigrant in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of immigrant in a Sentence

1. Father Massimo Biancalani:

   Salvini's intentions are ideological and electorally motivated, unfortunately people fall for it and the immigrant becomes the scapegoat. We need civil disobedience and it's important for secular and religious institutions to open their doors to welcome these homeless migrants.

2. Kanishka Cheng:

   Democrats have a really hard time talking about public education and public safety, that’s the common denominator between the Asian and Latino community – we are immigrant communities. We came to America for stability and opportunity. Public safety and public education are the things that give us stability and opportunity. We need education and we need to feel safe.

3. Emily August:

   She was here as an (undocumented) immigrant in her 20s as a college student, and she told this story for the first time publicly of her deportation hearing. It was incredibly powerful.

4. Elizabeth Warren:

   The Donald Trump administrations cruelty runs bone-deep. A Elizabeth Warren administration will not rip families apart to try and score political points, the aim is to scare immigrant communities. ... And so, hes going to... do these raids which is a crime against humanity.

5. Juana Martinez-Neal:

   Alma is an immigrant and so is her family. I do feel it is in some ways an immigration story, but I think the most important part about the book is we don't center the book on the fact that she's an immigrant. We just center the book on the fact that she has a story and she can share it.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=immigrant
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Immigrant
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Immigrant
4. ^ ChatGPT
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5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/immigrant