immigrant

3 definitions • 5 examples

a person who has come to a different country in order to live there permanently:

immigrant population The surrounding area has a large immigrant population.

illegal immigrant Illegal immigrants are sent back across the border if they are caught.

a person who has come into a foreign country in order to live there:

My grandparents arrived here as immigrants from Russia in 1910.

a person who has come to a country that is not their own in order to live there permanently:

legal/illegal/undocumented immigrant Arizona employers who knowingly hire illegal immigrants face suspension of their business license.

immigrant to ... The majority of recent immigrants to the US are from Mexico and Central America.