All migrant synonyms
mi·grant
M m noun migrant
- traveler — a person or thing that travels.
- immigrant — a person who migrates to another country, usually for permanent residence.
- rover — a familiar name for a dog.
- wanderer — a Covenanter persecuted by Charles II and James II, especially one who fled home to follow rebellious Presbyterian ministers who refused to accept episcopacy.
- itinerant — traveling from place to place, especially on a circuit, as a minister, judge, or sales representative; itinerating; journeying.
- transient — not lasting, enduring, or permanent; transitory.
- vagrant — a person who wanders about idly and has no permanent home or employment; vagabond; tramp.
- drifter — a person or thing that drifts.
- gypsy — a member of a nomadic, Caucasoid people of generally swarthy complexion, who migrated originally from India, settling in various parts of Asia, Europe, and, most recently, North America.
- nomad — a member of a people or tribe that has no permanent abode but moves about from place to place, usually seasonally and often following a traditional route or circuit according to the state of the pasturage or food supply.
- tinker — a mender of pots, kettles, pans, etc., usually an itinerant.
- migrate — to go from one country, region, or place to another. Synonyms: move, resettle, relocate. Antonyms: remain.
- mover — a person or thing that moves.
- refugee — a person who flees for refuge or safety, especially to a foreign country, as in time of political upheaval, war, etc.
- emigrant — A person who leaves their own country in order to settle permanently in another.
- asylum seeker — An asylum seeker is a person who is trying to get asylum in a foreign country.
- evacuee — A person evacuated from a place of danger to somewhere safe.
- expatriate — A person who lives outside their native country.
- departer — a person who refines metals by separating them from alloys
- wayfarer — a traveler, especially on foot.
adjective migrant
- migratory — migrating.
- wandering — moving from place to place without a fixed plan; roaming; rambling: wandering tourists.
- drifting — a driving movement or force; impulse; impetus; pressure.
- nomadic — of, relating to, or characteristic of nomads.
- seasonal — pertaining to, dependent on, or accompanying the seasons of the year or some particular season; periodical: seasonal work.
- mobile — capable of moving or being moved readily.