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

  1. Illegal immigrant as a noun (countable, sometimes, _, offensive):

    Someone who has immigrated into a country by bypassing customs and immigration controls.

  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.