emigrant
UK: ˈemɪɡrənt | US: ˈemɪɡrənt
n. a person who leaves their own country to settle permanently in another.
The word "emigrant" originates from Latin emigrare ("to move away"), composed of e- (meaning "out") and migrare ("to move"). The suffix -ant denotes a person performing the action. Historically, it described individuals relocating from their homeland, often for economic or political reasons. The morpheme migr- is shared with related terms like "migrate" and "immigrant," reflecting movement as the core concept.
The 19th-century famine drove many Irish emigrants to America.
As an emigrant, she faced challenges adapting to a new culture.
The government recorded a surge in emigrants leaving the war-torn region.
Emigrants often send money back to support families in their home countries.
His grandfather was an emigrant who built a successful life abroad.