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immigrant

Definitions of immigrant
  1. noun
    a person who comes to a country where they were not born in order to settle there
    synonyms: immigrante
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    type of:
    migrant
    traveler who moves from one region or country to another
  2. noun
    someone who enters
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    types:
    intrus
    someone who intrudes on the privacy or property of another without permission
    infiltré
    an intruder (as troops) with hostile intent
    infiltré, intrus
    someone who enters by force in order to conquer
    inconnu, étranger
    anyone who does not belong in the environment in which they are found
    type of:
    voyageur
    a person who changes location
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