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Aditileo Posted 13 years ago
Vocabulary

emigrant and migrant

Is there any differnce between emigrant* and *migrant.
  

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An emigrant is one who leaves a country, A migrant is one who moves from one place to another, mostly in search of work.

  • An emigrant is one who leaves a country, A migrant is one who moves from one place to another, mostly in search of work.
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An emigrant is one who leaves a country,
A migrant is one who moves from one place to another, mostly in search of work.
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aditileo Is there any differnce between emigrant* and *migrant.
Immigrant is used to talk about people coming to a country, especially when this is being considered as a current political or social issue.
Emigrant is used to talk about people leaving a country, especially when this is being considered in a historical context.

He emigrated from

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