TopicGyopo
immigrant · /imiɡʁɑ̃/
immigrant
immigrant/imiɡʁɑ̃/noun
a person who moves to another country to live there
une personne qui s'installe dans un autre pays pour y vivre
An immigrant arrives to settle; a tourist only visits, and an emigrant is named from the country left behind.
L'immigrant vient pour s'établir; le touriste ne fait que passer, et depuis le pays quitté on dit émigrant.
Examples
The immigrant waited all morning at the visa office with a folder of papers.
In her first year abroad the immigrant worked nights at her parents' store.
Every immigrant in our building sends money home before the rent is due.
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