emigrant em‧i‧grant [ˈemɪgrənt] noun [countable]
someone who leaves their own country to live permanently in another country:
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emigrant UK US /ˈemɪgrənt/ noun [C]
► someone who leaves their country in order to live permanently in another country: »
For a growing number of the world's emigrants, China - not the United States - is the land where opportunities are endless.
Financial and business terms. 2012.