Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun An alien, such as a tourist or a student, who enters a country for a temporary stay.
- noun An alien who returns to his or her own country after a stay abroad.
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- noun A person who is not an
immigrant .
Etymologies
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non- + immigrant
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