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immigrant
/ˈɪmɪɡɹənt/
noun
A person who comes to live in a country that is not their own.
- “Immigrants often fill shortages in the labour market.”Toofey
- “For centuries, this place had attracted immigrants of all kinds.”Tatoeba
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Source: Written for Toofey (original); Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR); New General Service List (Browne, Culligan & Phillips) (CC BY-SA 4.0); Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0)