Immigrant vs Transmigrant - What's the difference?

As nouns the difference between immigrant and transmigrant

is that immigrant is immigrant while transmigrant is someone who transmigrates.

(Immigration)

(-)

Of or relating to immigrants or the act of immigrating.

(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.

* emigrant

* landed immigrant

* ----

(en noun)

someone who transmigrates

someone in transit through a country on the way to a final destination