emigrant

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Estimated CEFR level: C1 — Advanced

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Definition

  1. noun someone who leaves one country to settle in another

Etymology

From Classical Latin ēmigrāns, present participle of ēmigrāre (“to emigrate”).

In classic literature

Synonyms

emigre, emigree, outgoer

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