The difference between Illegal immigrant and Immigrant
When used as nouns, illegal immigrant means someone who has immigrated into a country by bypassing customs and immigration controls, 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 Illegal immigrant and Immigrant
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Illegal immigrant as a noun (countable, sometimes, _, offensive):
Someone who has immigrated into a country by bypassing customs and immigration controls.
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Immigrant as an adjective:
Of or relating to immigrants or the act of immigrating.
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Immigrant as a noun:
A person who comes to a country from another country in order to permanently settle there.
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Immigrant as a noun:
A plant or animal that establishes itself in an area where it previously did not exist.