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

  1. 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.

  1. Migrant as a noun:

    A migratory bird or other animal.

  2. Migrant as a noun:

    Traveller or worker who moves from one region or country to another.

  3. Migrant as a noun (informal):

    An immigrant or refugee.

  1. Migrant as an adjective:

    Migratory.