- 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
Dictionary for writing and speaking English. 2014.
Dictionary for writing and speaking English. 2014.
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