TopicGyopo
iminja · /i.min.dʑa/
이민자
/i.min.dʑa/noun
a person who moves to another country to live there
다른 나라로 옮겨 살아가는 사람
An immigrant arrives to settle; a tourist only visits, and an emigrant is named from the country left behind.
이민자는 정착하러 온 사람이고, 관광객과는 다르며, 떠난 나라 기준으로는 이주민이라고 부른다.
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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