French word

migrant

Pronunciation

IPA/migʁɑ̃/

Meaning

  • masculine nounmigrant

Example

Un migrant cherche du travail en ville.

A migrant is looking for work in the city.

Illustration for migrant (migrant)

More examples

Le centre d'accueil aide les migrants à remplir les formulaires.

The reception center helps migrants fill out the forms.

Core concept

A person changing the place where they live, with no fixed legal label or time limit.

Common phrases

  • centre d'accueil pour migrants

    reception center for migrants

  • migrant économique

    economic migrant

Similar words

immigré: A person who moves from their homeland to live in another country long term.
réfugié: A person who flees persecution or war and needs protection in another country.
demandeur d'asile: A person seeking official recognition as a refugee in another country.
sans-papiers: A person living in another country without a residence permit or required identity documents.

Definition in French

Terme générique désignant toute personne qui change de lieu de résidence, sans présumer de son statut légal ni de la durée de son séjour.

Word origin

French migrant comes from Latin migrans, the present participle of migrare, meaning to move.

Usage tips

  • Migrant is broad in French, while immigrant, réfugié, and demandeur d'asile identify more specific situations.

Other meanings

  • immigrantnoun

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