The difference between Emigrant and Immigrant

When used as nouns, emigrant means someone who leaves a country to settle in a new country, whereas immigrant means a person who comes to a country from another country in order to permanently settle there.


Immigrant is also adjective with the meaning: of or relating to immigrants or the act of immigrating.

check bellow for the other definitions of Emigrant and Immigrant

  1. Emigrant as a noun:

    Someone who leaves a country to settle in a new country.

  1. Immigrant as an adjective:

    Of or relating to immigrants or the act of immigrating.

  1. Immigrant as a noun:

    A person who comes to a country from another country in order to permanently settle there.

  2. Immigrant as a noun:

    A plant or animal that establishes itself in an area where it previously did not exist.

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