- ˌeconomic ˈmigrant
- noun [C]someone who goes to live in a new country because living conditions or opportunities for jobs are not good in their own country
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ˌeconomic ˈmigrant
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economic migrant — or economic refugee noun Someone who leaves his or her country because of poverty rather than religious or political considerations • • • Main Entry: ↑economy * * * ˌeconomic ˈmigrant 7 [economic migrant] noun a person who moves from their own… … Useful english dictionary
economic migrant — UK US noun [C] POLITICS, ECONOMICS ► someone who goes to live in another country because it is possible to earn more money or to have a better standard of living there than in their own country: » The new law will allow some 200,000 immigrants… … Financial and business terms
economic migrant — noun count LEGAL someone who goes to a new country because living conditions or opportunities for jobs are not good in their own country. This word is used by governments to show that a person is not considered a REFUGEE (=someone who has been… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
economic migrant — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms economic migrant : singular economic migrant plural economic migrants someone who goes to a new country because living conditions or opportunities for jobs are not good in their own country. This word is used… … English dictionary
economic migrant — noun A person who migrates for economic reasons … Wiktionary
economic migrant — /ɛkənɒmɪk ˈmaɪgrənt/ (say ekuhnomik muygruhnt) noun 1. someone who migrates to a country in the hope of achieving greater prosperity, as through employment opportunities, rather than for social reasons such as family reunion. 2. → economic… …
economic migrant — noun a person who travels from one country or area to another in order to improve their standard of living … English new terms dictionary
migrant — mi‧grant [ˈmaɪgrənt] noun [countable] someone who goes to another area or country, especially in order to find work: • The work is usually done by low paid migrant workers. • a system to regulate migrant labor in California * * * migrant UK US… … Financial and business terms
economic refugee — economic migrant or economic refugee noun Someone who leaves his or her country because of poverty rather than religious or political considerations • • • Main Entry: ↑economy * * * economic migrant or economic refugee, a person who leaves a… … Useful english dictionary
migrant — I UK [ˈmaɪɡrənt] / US noun [countable] Word forms migrant : singular migrant plural migrants 1) someone who travels to another place or country in order to find work See: economic migrant 2) a bird or animal that travels to a different part of… … English dictionary
