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immigrant vs migrant

migrant vs immigrant

immigrant and migrant both are nouns.

immigrant is not an adjective while migrant is an adjective.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
immigrant Yes No No No
migrant Yes Yes No No
As nouns, migrant is a hypernym of immigrant; that is, migrant is a word with a broader meaning than immigrant:
  • immigrant: a person who comes to a country where they were not born in order to settle there
  • migrant: traveler who moves from one region or country to another
Other hypernyms of immigrant include migrator.
immigrant (noun) migrant (noun)
a person who comes to a country where they were not born in order to settle there traveler who moves from one region or country to another
immigrant (adjective) migrant (adjective)
habitually moving from place to place especially in search of seasonal work
Difference between immigrant and migrant

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