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Migrant

Meanings and phrases

migrant

Pronunciation American British Australian Indian
adj.
  1. habitually moving from place to place especially in search of seasonal work; migratory

migrant

Pronunciation American British Australian Indian
n.
  1. traveler who moves from one region or country to another; migrator

migrant shrike

Pronunciation American British Australian Indian
n.
  1. a shrike of central North America; winters in Texas and the southern Mississippi valley; Lanius ludovicianus migrans

migrant workers

Pronunciation American British Australian Indian
E.g.
  • In 2009, 35,000 Chinese migrant workers lived in Algeria.
  • In 2004, migrant workers accounted for 50% of the total population.
  • 13 of 2018, abolishing exit visas for roughly 95% of the country's migrant workers.

migrant crisis

Pronunciation American British Australian Indian
E.g.
  • The assailant arrived in Austria in 2015 European migrant crisis.
  • In that capacity, he was one of the officials co-ordinating Germany’s response to the European migrant crisis in 2015.
  • In 2016 he won an International Emmy Award and was nominated for a BAFTA for his coverage of the European migrant crisis.

migrant worker

Pronunciation American British Australian Indian
E.g.
  • This is caused by Shenzhen's large migrant worker population.
  • Unable to find any gainful employment, he became a migrant worker.
  • High winds destroyed a migrant worker village in Shanghai, killing five people.
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