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Immigrant vs Tourist - What's the difference?

immigrant | tourist |

As nouns the difference between immigrant and tourist

is that immigrant is immigrant while tourist is tourist.

immigrant

English

(Immigration)

Adjective

(-)
  • Of or relating to immigrants or the act of immigrating.
  • Noun

    (en noun)
  • A person who comes to a country from another country in order to permanently settle there.
  • A plant or animal that establishes itself in an area where it previously did not exist.
  • Antonyms

    * emigrant

    Derived terms

    * landed immigrant

    See also

    * expatriate

    Anagrams

    * ----

    tourist

    English

    (Tourism)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Someone who travels for pleasure rather than for business.
  • *
  • , title=(The Celebrity), chapter=2 , passage=Sunning himself on the board steps, I saw for the first time Mr. Farquhar Fenelon Cooke. He was dressed out in broad gaiters and bright tweeds, like an English tourist , and his face might have belonged to Dagon, idol of the Philistines.}}
  • (derogatory) One who visits a place or attends a social event out of curiosity, wanting to watch without commitment or involvement.
  • (sports, informal) A member of the visiting team in a match.
  • Derived terms

    * touristic * tourist office * tourist trap * touristy