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Definition of economic migrant noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

economic migrant

noun

/ˌiːkəˌnɒmɪk ˈmaɪɡrənt/,

/ˌekəˌnɒmɪk ˈmaɪɡrənt/

/ˌiːkəˌnɑːmɪk ˈmaɪɡrənt/,

/ˌekəˌnɑːmɪk ˈmaɪɡrənt/

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a person who moves from one country or area to another in order to improve their standard of living
- They claimed they were political refugees and not economic migrants.
Topics Social issuesc2

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