IN-MIGRANT Definition & Meaning

in-migrant

[ in-mahy-gruhnt ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

a person who in-migrates.

adjective

entering from another part of one's country or home territory.

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of in-migrant¹

An Americanism dating back to 1940–45

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In the former category we have, of course, San Francisco, where over the past 12 years the median in-migrant has earned $12,640 a year more than the median out-migrant did before he or she left.

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