Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

emigrant

/ˈɛmɪɡɹənt/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.63 in modern English

Syllables: em-i-grant
IPA: /ˈɛmɪɡɹənt/

11

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Someone who leaves a country to settle in a new country.

noun

Any of various pierid butterflies of the genus Catopsilia. Also called a migrant.

Etymology

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

Word Breakdown

Root: ēmigrāns

Inflected Forms

emigrants (plural)

Derived Forms

nonemigrant

Phrases

economic emigrant

Frequently Paired Words

emigration

Synonyms

emigre emigree outgoer

Antonyms

immigrant

Questions

How do you pronounce emigrant?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɛmɪɡɹənt/.
What does emigrant mean?: Someone who leaves a country to settle in a new country.
Where does emigrant come from?: From Classical Latin ēmigrāns, present participle of ēmigrāre (“to emigrate”).

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