Citizen and Migrant

Citizen

Citizen noun - A person who owes allegiance to a government and is protected by it.

Migrant is an antonym for citizen.

Nearby Words: citizenship, citizenry

Migrant

Migrant noun - One that leaves one place to settle in another.
Usage example: the city will have to expand and upgrade its social services in order to handle the latest influx of migrants

Citizen is an antonym for migrant.

How words are described

human human citizen human migrant
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