The difference between Asylum seeker and Migrant
When used as nouns, asylum seeker means a person who has applied for asylum in a foreign country but has not yet been granted refugee status by that country, whereas migrant means a migratory bird or other animal.
Migrant is also adjective with the meaning: migratory.
check bellow for the other definitions of Asylum seeker and Migrant
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Asylum seeker as a noun:
A person who has applied for asylum in a foreign country but has not yet been granted refugee status by that country.
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Migrant as a noun:
A migratory bird or other animal.
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Migrant as a noun:
Traveller or worker who moves from one region or country to another.
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Migrant as a noun (informal):
An immigrant or refugee.
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Migrant as an adjective:
Migratory.