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economic migrant

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economic migrant

ˌeconomic ˈmigrant noun [countable]  someone who moves to a different country in order to get a better job


economic migrantBrE /ˌiːkəˌnɒmɪk ˈmaɪɡrənt/ 🔊NAmE /ˌiːkəˌnɑːmɪk ˈmaɪɡrənt/ 🔊BrE /ˌekəˌnɒmɪk ˈmaɪɡrənt/ 🔊NAmE /ˌekəˌnɑːmɪk ˈmaɪɡrənt/ 🔊 nouna person who moves from their own country to a new country in order to find work or have a better standard of living 经济移民(以找工作或寻求更高生活水平为目的)They claimed they were political refugees and not economic migrants. 他们宣称自己是政治难民,不是经济移民。🔊🔊