- a person who has come to live permanently in a different country from the one they were born in
- immigrant from… immigrants from other European countries
- immigrant to… immigrants to the United States
- Immigrants and their descendants have played a vital role in building this nation.
- The president vowed to continue deporting illegal immigrants.
- The program protects undocumented immigrants who came to the US as children.
- immigrant workers/communities/groups
Synonyms immigrantimmigrantmigrant ▪ refugee ▪ asylum seeker ▪ expatriateThese words all describe people who have moved to a different country. immigrant a person who has either chosen or been forced to leave their country and come to live permanently in a different country:- immigrants from other European countries
- The country has a large seasonal migrant population.
- There has been a steady flow of refugees from the war zone.
- to provide accommodation and support for asylum seekers
- American expatriates in Paris
- economic/skilled migrants
- illegal/undocumented immigrants/migrants
- political refugees
Collocations ImmigrationImmigrationcompare emigrant, migrant see also digital immigrant, landed immigrant- apply for/gain/obtain/be granted/be denied citizenship
- seek/claim/request/be granted/be refused/be denied asylum
- have/hold dual citizenship/nationality
- assist/welcome/accept refugees/new immigrants
- house/resettle/accommodate refugees/asylum seekers
- employ/hire/use migrant workers
- rely on/exploit/use immigrant/migrant labour
- control/curb/restrict/limit/deter/discourage immigration/migration
- illegal/uncontrolled/mass immigration
- smuggle/traffic people into the country/across the border
- detain/deport/repatriate/expel illegal immigrants/migrants
Extra ExamplesTopics Social issuesb1- Italian immigrants assimilated easily into Brazilian society.
- Like many first-generation immigrants, they worked hard and saved most of their earnings.
- She was the daughter of Chinese immigrants to America.
- The government is eager to attract skilled immigrants.
- They are trying to secure immigrant status for their families.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- illegal
- undocumented
- legal
- …
- flood
- influx
- tide
- …
- accept
- welcome
- attract
- …
- arrive
- enter something
- move to something
- …
- community
- family
- generation
- …
- immigrant from
- immigrant to
Word Originlate 18th cent.: from Latin immigrant- ‘immigrating’, from the verb immigrare, on the pattern of emigrant.
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