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Noun: transmigrant  tranz'mI-grunt
  1. A Latin American who buys used goods in the United States and takes them to Latin America to sell
    "The transmigrant filled his truck with second-hand electronics to resell in his home country"
     
  2. A person who migrates from one place to another
    "The transmigrants settled in their new homeland"
     
  3. A person who moves from one country or region to another, especially to settle there
    "The transmigrants faced challenges adapting to their new home"
Adjective: transmigrant  tranz'mI-grunt
  1. Migrating or passing from one place or state to another
    "Transmigrant workers often face challenges in new environments"

Derived forms: transmigrants

Type of: hawker, Latin American, Latino, peddler [N. Amer], pedlar [Brit, Cdn], pitchman [N. Amer]

Encyclopedia: Transmigrant