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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. traveler who moves from one region or country to another;
[syn: migrant, migrator]


ADJECTIVE (1)

1. habitually moving from place to place especially in search of seasonal work;
- Example: "appalled by the social conditions of migrant life"
- Example: "migratory workers"
[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]