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Same person as an immigrant, just filmed leaving instead of arriving.
means A person who leaves their own country to settle somewhere else — the same move as 'immigrant,' just described from the departure side.
from From French émigrant, from Latin emigrare — 'ex' (out) plus 'migrare' (to move, to wander). The Latin root 'migrare' is the same one that gives us 'migrate' and 'immigrant'; the only difference between emigrant and immigrant is which preposition you bolt on, and which direction you're facing when you use the word.
- perspective trick
- identical human, different side of the border
- etymology
- from latin migrare, simply to move
- word choice
- exit countries prefer emigrant, entry countries say immigrant
- timing
- becomes an immigrant the moment they land