German word

Migrant

Pronunciation

IPA/migˈʁant/

Meaning

  • masculine nounimmigrant

Example

Der Migrant hat einen neuen Job gefunden.

The immigrant found a new job.

Illustration for Migrant (immigrant)

More examples

Der Migrant lernt Deutsch, um bessere Chancen zu haben.

The migrant is learning German to have better chances.

Core concept

A person leaving one national home and building an ordinary life on the other side of a border.

Common phrases

  • ein Migrant aus Syrien

    a migrant from Syria

  • illegaler Migrant

    an illegal migrant

  • ein Migrant mit Arbeitserlaubnis

    a migrant with a work permit

Similar words

Einwanderer: A person who moves to another country intending to settle there.
Flüchtling: A person forced to flee war, persecution, or other serious danger.
Asylbewerber: A person applying for protection in another country.
Arbeitsmigrant: A person who moves to another country for work.

Definition in German

Migrant bezeichnet eine Person, die ihr Land verlassen hat, unabhängig von Aufenthaltsdauer oder rechtlichem Status.

Word origin

German Migrant is borrowed from Latin migrans, a form of migrare meaning 'to move' or 'to migrate'.

Usage tips

  • Migrant is broader than Flüchtling and does not by itself identify a person's legal status or reason for moving.

Other meanings

  • migrantnoun

Opposites

  • Einheimischernativenoun
  • Ansässigerresidentnoun

Related words

  • Migrationmigrationnoun
  • migrierenmigrateverb
  • Migrationshintergrundmigration backgroundnoun

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