Definitions for: Immigrant

[n] a person who comes to a country where they were not born in order to settle there

Webster (1913) Definition: Im"mi*grant, n. [L. immigrans, p. pr. of immigrare
to go into: cf. F. immigrant. See Immigrate.]
One who immigrates; one who comes to a country for the
purpose of permanent residence; -- correlative of emigrant.

Syn: See Emigrant.

See Also: migrant, migrator