immigrant

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immigrant [noun]

a person who has come to a different country in order to live there permanently

US /ˈɪm.ə.ɡrənt/ 
UK /ˈɪm.ɪ.ɡrənt/ 

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Illegal immigrants are sent back across the border if they are caught.

Oxford Essential Dictionary

immigrant

 noun
a person who comes to another country to live there:
Many immigrants to Britain have come from Asia.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

immigrant

immigrant AC /ˈɪməɡrənt, ˈɪmɪɡrənt/ BrE AmE noun [countable]
[Word Family: noun: ↑immigration ≠ ↑emigration, ↑immigrant ≠ ↑emigrant; verb: ↑immigrate ≠ ↑emigrate]
someone who enters another country to live there permanently ⇨ emigrant:
an illegal immigrant
a new wave of immigrants from the Middle East
• • •
COLLOCATIONS
■ adjectives
an illegal immigrant Large numbers of illegal immigrants have found their way into the country.
a legal immigrant Two thirds of legal immigrants to the country came from Europe and Canada.
a recent immigrant The majority of workers at the factory are recent immigrants.
European/African etc immigrants There has been a recent increase in the number of African immigrants.
a first-generation immigrant (=someone who is an immigrant, or whose parents were immigrants) Her parents were first-generation immigrants from Poland.
a second-generation immigrant (=someone whose parents or grandparents were immigrants) These boys are second-generation immigrants who grew up speaking English.
■ phrases
a wave/influx of immigrants (=a large number of them) A new wave of immigrants arrived in the 1950s.
a flood of immigrants (=a very large number of immigrants that arrive at the same time) He suggested the country would experience a flood of immigrants.
■ immigrant + NOUN
an immigrant family A quarter of the school’s students are from immigrant families.
immigrant workers Many immigrant workers had to live in deprived areas.
an immigrant community There are shops catering for the various immigrant communities.
the immigrant population The immigrant population increased rapidly during the 1970s.

Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

immigrant

im·mi·grant AW [immigrant immigrants]   [ˈɪmɪɡrənt]    [ˈɪmɪɡrənt]  noun
a person who has come to live permanently in a country that is not their own
immigrant communities/families/workers
illegal immigrants
compare  emigrant, migrant  
Word Origin:
late 18th cent.: from Latin immigrant- ‘immigrating’, from the verb immigrare, on the pattern of emigrant.  
Collocations:
Race and immigration
Prejudice and racism
experience/encounter racism/discrimination/prejudice/anti-semitism
face/suffer persecution/discrimination
fear/escape from/flee racial/political/religious persecution
constitute/be a form of racial/race discrimination
reflect/reveal/show/have a racial/cultural bias
be biased/be prejudiced against (especially BrE) black people/(both especially NAmE) people of color/African Americans/Asians/Africans/Indians, etc.
discriminate against minority groups/minorities
perpetuate/conform to/fit/defy a common/popular/traditional/negative stereotype
overcome/be blinded by deep-seated/racial/(especially NAmE) race prejudice
entrench/perpetuate racist attitudes
hurl/shout (especially BrE) racist abuse; (especially NAmE) a racist/racial/ethnic slur
challenge/confront racism/discrimination/prejudice
combat/fight (against)/tackle blatant/overt/covert/subtle/institutional/systemic racism
Race and society
damage/improve (especially BrE) race relations
practise/ (especially US) practice (racial/religious) tolerance/segregation
bridge/break down/transcend cultural/racial barriers
encourage/promote social integration
outlaw/end discrimination/slavery/segregation
promote/embrace/celebrate cultural diversity
conform to/challenge/violate (accepted/established/prevailing/dominant) social/cultural norms
live in a multicultural society
attack/criticize multiculturalism
fight for/struggle for/promote racial equality
perpetuate/reinforce economic and social inequality
introduce/be for/be against (BrE) positive discrimination/(especially NAmE) affirmative action
support/be active in/play a leading role in the civil rights movement
Immigration
control/restrict/limit/encourage immigration
attract/draw a wave of immigrants
assist/welcome refugees
house/shelter refugees and asylum seekers
smuggle illegal immigrants into the UK
deport/repatriate illegal immigrants/failed asylum seekers
assimilate/integrate new immigrants
employ/hire migrant workers
exploit/rely on (cheap/illegal) immigrant labour/(especially US) labor
apply for/gain/obtain/be granted/be denied (full) citizenship
have/hold dual citizenship 
Example Bank:
Businesses may want to hire skilled immigrants.
European immigrants fleeing Nazism in the 1930s
European immigrants settled much of Australia.
First-generation immigrants may dream of returning ‘home’; their children say Britain is their home.
Italian immigrants assimilated easily into Brazilian society.
Like many first-generation immigrants, they worked hard and saved most of their earnings.
Mexican immigrants seeking farm work
She was the daughter of Chinese immigrants to America.
The company was founded by two immigrants from Bangladesh.
The government is eager to attract skilled immigrants.
These factors attracted new immigrants.
These were working-class immigrants, mainly from rural parts of Mexico.
They are trying to secure immigrant status for their families.
a careful mechanism for assimilating immigrants
a family of Turkish immigrants living in California
a law designed to exclude Chinese immigrants
a young Afghan immigrant who has worked at the store for years
anti-terrorist legislation that targeted immigrants
boats bringing illegal immigrants over from North Africa
different aspects of the immigrant experience
immigrants seeking to enter the country
poor immigrants from Latin American countries
recent immigrants who do not speak English
ships laden with would-be immigrants who were forcibly returned
the 11 million undocumented immigrants living in California
the circumstances under which immigrants were detained
the immigrants who poured into America
the issues faced by Dominican immigrants
the number of legal immigrants to the US
• Illegal immigrants are to be sent back to their country of origin.

• immigrant communities/families/workers

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary

immigrant / ˈɪm.ɪ.ɡrənt / noun [ C ]

B2 a person who has come to a different country in order to live there permanently:

a large immigrant population

Illegal immigrants are sent back across the border if they are caught.

Collins Advanced Learner’s English Dictionary

immigrant

[ɪ̱mɪgrənt]
 
 immigrants
 N-COUNT

 An immigrant is a person who has come to live in a country from some other country. Compare emigrant.
  ...illegal immigrants.
  ...immigrant visas.
 Syn:
 settler

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary

immigrant

im·mi·grant /ˈɪməgrənt/ noun, pl -grants [count] : a person who comes to a country to live there
• Millions of immigrants came to America from Europe in the 19th century.
• The city has a large immigrant population.
• an illegal immigrant [=a person who enters and lives in a country without official permission]
- compare emigrant, migrant