migrator
One who relocates
A migrator is one who migrates—a person, animal, or thing that moves from one place to another, typically seasonally or in search of better conditions.
The word overlaps almost completely with migrant but sounds slightly more technical or formal: The tagged migrators returned to their breeding grounds.
In computing, a migrator is software that transfers data between systems.
Limited in duration
- passingMoving by or temporary
- impermanentNot meant to last
- transitoryBrief in duration
- fleetingPassing very quickly
seasonal · mobile · itinerant · short-term · cyclical · recurring · periodic · shifting
Feathered flying vertebrate
- whaleHuge sea mammal
- salmonPink-fleshed migratory fish
- caribouNorth American arctic deer
- wildebeestLarge African grazing antelope
monarch · zebra · arctic tern · swallow · stork · geese · turtle · elephant
Person fleeing danger abroad
- expatriateOne living abroad permanently
- displacedShifted from proper location
- resettlementReestablishing in new place
- diasporaScattered population sharing origins
asylum · border · crossing · undocumented · seasonal worker · bracero · guest worker
temporary
Limited in duration
- passingMoving by or temporary
- impermanentNot meant to last
- transitoryBrief in duration
fleeting · seasonal · mobile · itinerant · short-term · cyclical · recurring · periodic · shifting · restless
bird
Feathered flying vertebrate
wildebeest · monarch · zebra · arctic tern · swallow · stork · geese · turtle · elephant · penguin
refugee
Person fleeing danger abroad
- expatriateOne living abroad permanently
- displacedShifted from proper location
- resettlementReestablishing in new place
diaspora · asylum · border · crossing · undocumented · seasonal worker · bracero · guest worker
flyway
Established bird migration path
- breedingReproductive cultivation of organisms
- overwinteringEnduring the cold months
- instinctInnate behavioral tendency
staging · stopover · roosting · pathways · tropics · arctic · hibernation · nesting · spawning · wintering
pastoralist
Grazer of livestock
desert · oasis · berber · yurt · tent · tribe · encampment · livestock · grazing · rangeland
migratorresident
One who inhabits
non-migratory · stay-at-home · permanent resident · stationary · homebody
migratornationalist
One prioritizing homeland interests
localist · nativist · homesteader · autochthon · anchored
migratornative
Originating from a place
local · indigenous · settler · homebody · nationalist
- urban migrationPopulation movement toward cities
- bird migrationSeasonal long-distance avian travel
- migration routePath animals travel seasonally
- mass migrationLarge group relocation
- migratory birdSpecies that relocates seasonally
- animal migrationPeriodic wildlife travel patterns
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