immigrant
US /ˈɪməɡrənt/
Definition
a person who comes to a country where they were not born in order to settle there
Tested in TOEIC business and workplace contexts.
Examples
Many immigrants start small businesses soon after they arrive in the country.
Word Family
Synonyms
- newcomerany new participant in some activity
- settlera person who settles in a new colony or moves into new country
Collocations
- Easy legal immigrantdescribing legal immigrant (established by or founded upon law or official or accepted rules)
- Medium skilled immigrant recruitmentdescribing skilled immigrant recruitment (having or showing or requiring special skill)
- Hard integrate immigrants into labor marketto integrate immigrants into labor market, meaning to make into a whole or make part of a whole
- Very Hard first-generation immigrant overcoming hardshipa collocation phrase: first-generation immigrant overcoming hardship
Learner's English edition · Curated definitions for TOEIC learners.