migrator

Variant of migrate

intransitive verb migrated, migrating

  1. to move from one place to another; esp., to leave one's country and settle in another
  2. to move from one region to another with the change in seasons, as many birds and some fishes do
  3. to move from place to place to harvest seasonal crops

Origin: < L migratus, pp. of migrare, to move from one place to another, change < IE *meigw-, to change location < base *mei-, to change, exchange, wander

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