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Liveinjapan Posted 18 years ago
Grammar

Migrant / immigrant

Are migrant and immigrant interchangable?

I mean can I use the word migrant for person who takes up permanent residence?

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LiJ
  

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Liveinjapan Are migrant and immigrant interchangable? I mean can I use the word migrant for person who takes up permanent residence? Thanks LiJ They are not synonymous, although they could refer to the same.

— Philip

  • Liveinjapan Are migrant and immigrant interchangable?
  • I mean can I use the word migrant for person who takes up permanent residence?
  • Thanks LiJ They are not synonymous, although they could refer to the same.
  • An immigrant is a person who comes from a different country (place).
  • A migrant, who could also be an immigrant, is a person who travels from place to place to find work.
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LiveinjapanAre migrant and immigrant interchangable?

I mean can I use the word migrant for person who takes up permanent residence?

Thanks
LiJ

They are not synonymous, although they could refer to the same. An immigrant is a person who comes from a different country (place). A migrant, who could also be an
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Thank you very much, Philip. Emotion: smile Got it.

LiJ
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