[syn: migrant, migratory]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Migrant \Mi"grant\, a. [L. migrans, p. pr. of migrare. See
Migrate.]
Migratory. --Sir T. Browne.
[1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Migrant \Mi"grant\, n.
1. A migratory bird, person, or other animal.
2. A person who changes residence frequently in search of
employment, especially farm labor, such as harvesting
crops seasonally; also called migrant laborer or
migrant worker. Sometimes the migrant worker is not a
resident of the country in which the work is performed.
[PJC]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
migrant
adj 1: habitually moving from place to place especially in
search of seasonal work; "appalled by the social
conditions of migrant life"; "migratory workers" [syn:
migrant, migratory]
n 1: traveler who moves from one region or country to another
[syn: migrant, migrator]