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migrator

noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • rhymes with -eɪtə(ɹ)

1

noun

Meaning 1

Any creature that migrates.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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2

noun

Meaning 2

A computer program that helps move objects between locations, e.g. from a legacy system to a new technology.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences

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3

noun

Meaning 3

an animal (especially birds and fish) that travels between different habitats at particular times of the year

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: animal, animate being, beast, brute, creature, fauna

4

noun

Meaning 4

traveler who moves from one region or country to another

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: migrant

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: traveler, traveller

Narrower terms: departer, leaver, goer, emigrant, emigre, emigree, outgoer, evacuee, immigrant, rusher, settler, colonist

History

Etymology

From migrate + -or.