migrant
/ˈmaɪɡrənt/noun
उच्चारण माइग्रन्ट
प्रवासी, काम की तलाश में एक जगह से दूसरी जगह जाने वाला
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a person who moves from one place to another, especially to find work or better living conditions
प्रवासी, काम की तलाश में एक जगह से दूसरी जगह जाने वाला
- Lakhs of migrant workers walked home during the lockdown.
- seasonal migrants who come to the city for the harvest season
- Many migrants from Bihar work on construction sites in Bengaluru.
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- The government set up shelters for migrants.
- Migrants often send money back to their families in the village.
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a bird or an animal that moves from one place to another according to the season
प्रवासी पक्षी या जानवर
- The Siberian crane is a winter migrant to India.
- The flamingo is a migrant that visits the creeks of Mumbai.
- The bar-headed goose is a migrant that crosses the Himalayas.
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- Several migrants arrive at the lake every winter.
- The fields are full of migrants resting on their long journey.
Synonyms migratory bird
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
migrant + noun (migrant workers)
As a modifier it stays singular: migrant workers, not 'migrants workers'.
Modifier के रूप में यह singular रहता है: 'migrant workers', 'migrants workers' नहीं।
- Migrant workers return to their villages for Chhath.
- The state set up a helpline for migrant labourers.
migrant from X to Y
The place left is introduced with from and the place reached with to.
जहाँ से गया, उसके लिए 'from' और जहाँ पहुँचा, उसके लिए 'to' आता है।
- He is a migrant from Bihar to Punjab.
migrant vs immigrant vs emigrant
A migrant moves within a country or across borders; an immigrant enters a new country; an emigrant leaves his own.
'Migrant' देश के भीतर या बाहर जाने वाला है; 'immigrant' नए देश में आने वाला और 'emigrant' अपना देश छोड़ने वाला है।
- Many Indian emigrants settled in Canada.
- Seasonal migrants move for the harvest.
migrant (animals) / migrate (verb)
For animals, a migrant moves with the seasons; the verb migrate takes to or from.
पशु-पक्षियों के लिए 'migrant' मौसम के अनुसार स्थान बदलने वाला है; verb 'migrate' के साथ to या from आता है।
- Siberian cranes are winter migrants to Bharatpur.
- Birds migrate to warmer places in winter.
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migrant + noun
workerlabourerpopulationcrisisfamily
- The migrant population of the city grows every year.
adjective + migrant
seasonaleconomicillegalruralwinter
- Seasonal migrants work in brick kilns for six months.
verb + migrants
supportrescueregisteremployhouse
- The panchayat registered returning migrants during the lockdown.
migrant + of place
from the villageto the cityfrom the hillsfrom Odisha
- He came to Surat as a migrant from Odisha.
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- Radhika's father was a migrant worker in Mumbai for ten years.
राधिका के पिता दस वर्ष तक मुंबई में प्रवासी मज़दूर रहे।
- Migrants send money home to support their families.
प्रवासी अपने परिवारों की सहायता के लिए घर पैसे भेजते हैं।
- The government started trains for stranded migrant workers.
सरकार ने फँसे हुए प्रवासी मज़दूरों के लिए गाड़ियाँ चलाईं।
- The flamingo is a regular migrant to the Chilika Lake.
फ्लेमिंगो चिल्का झील में नियमित रूप से आने वाला प्रवासी पक्षी है।
- Many rural migrants live in crowded colonies on the city's edge.
कई ग्रामीण प्रवासी शहर के किनारे भीड़ भरी बस्तियों में रहते हैं।
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✗ Migrants workers faced many problems.
✓ Migrant workers faced many problems.
A noun used as a modifier stays singular.
Modifier के रूप में प्रयुक्त noun singular रहता है।
✗ Many people migrated in the city for work.
✓ Many people migrated to the city for work.
Movement towards a place takes to.
किसी स्थान की ओर जाने के लिए 'to' आता है।
✗ He is an emigrant in Delhi from Bihar.
✓ He is a migrant in Delhi from Bihar.
An emigrant leaves a country; a person moving within India is a migrant.
'Emigrant' देश छोड़ने वाला है; भारत के भीतर जाने वाला व्यक्ति 'migrant' कहलाता है।
≈Synonyms and antonyms
AaSpelling
mi·grant
✓In the exam
One-word substitution
A person or animal that moves from place to place; keep apart immigrant (one who enters a country to settle), emigrant (one who leaves a country), migrant (one who moves, often within a country, for work), nomad (one who has no fixed home).
'एक जगह से दूसरी जगह जाने वाला व्यक्ति या जानवर' के लिए यह शब्द आता है; immigrant (जो देश में आकर बसे), emigrant (जो देश छोड़े), migrant (जो काम के लिए, प्रायः देश के भीतर, जाए), nomad (जिसका कोई स्थायी घर न हो) को अलग रखिए।
General knowledge
Migratory birds at Bharatpur.
भरतपुर के migratory birds आते हैं।