immigrant worker
collocation in Englishmeaningsofimmigrantandworker
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immigrant
noun[C]
uk/ˈɪm.ɪ.ɡrənt/us/ˈɪm.ə.ɡrənt/
a person who has come to a different country in order to live ...
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worker
noun[C]
uk/ˈwɜː.kər/us/ˈwɝː.kɚ/
someone who works in a particular job or in a ...
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(Definition ofimmigrantandworkerfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
Examplesofimmigrant worker
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A change in status from student toimmigrantworkeris of course possible, but is outside the scope of the directive in question.
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Theimmigrantworkerwill be able to bring his dependent family with him for so long as he is permitted to remain.
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Does he infer that such a person as a registeredimmigrantworkermay be introduced in this country?
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Thus, the proposed directive does not apply to the mobility of students wishing to exchange student status forimmigrantworkerstatus.
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He is helped by a local restaurant owner and begins his life in the city as an illegalimmigrantworker.
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Hill, as animmigrantworkerfrequently facing unemployment and underemployment, became a popular song writer and cartoonist for the radical union.
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There is an increase in the number of inhabitants in the nearby settlements, not only because of the immigrant workers themselves, but also because of the families who accompany them.
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Few countries in the world rely as heavily on foreign labor and immigrant workers as these societies do.
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The effects of inadequate water and sanitation services on the rural sector tend to fall disproportionately upon immigrant workers.
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Arnold's data focused only on assisted male and unmarried female immigrant workers and not simply all migrants.
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