Definition of Immigrant

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

Examples of Immigrant in a sentence

Since my grandfather was an immigrant from Sweden, he brought his Swedish culture and traditions to the United States with him. 🔊

I always knew my background in foreign language would help with understanding the French when I became an immigrant in France. 🔊

During the early 1900s, an immigrant entering into New York City was mostly likely from Ireland or Germany due to the Irish famine or the German revolution. 🔊

When I realized that Jorge was an immigrant and was going to live in the United States forever, I decided that I must make more arrangements in the house since he wasn’t going to be a mere visitor. 🔊

After arriving in a new country without knowing anyone, the immigrant took the few hundred dollars in her pocket and made a deposit on an apartment. 🔊

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