Migrant vs. Vagrant — What's the Difference?

An organism, especially an animal, that moves from one region to another (as for breeding) or that has established itself in an area where it previously did not exist.

A person without a settled home or regular work who wanders from place to place and lives by begging.

An itinerant worker who travels from one area to another in search of work.

Relating to or living the life of a vagrant

A person who leaves one country to settle permanently in another; an immigrant.

One who wanders from place to place without a permanent home or a means of livelihood.

Migratory.

(Archaic) A wanderer; a rover.

A migratory animal, in particular a migratory bird.

One who lives on the streets or constitutes a public nuisance.

Traveller or worker who moves from one region or country to another.

An animal occurring beyond its normal range; an accidental.

(informal) A person who leaves one place in order to permanently settle in another.

Wandering from place to place and lacking any means of support.

Any of various pierid butterflies of the genus Catopsilia. Also called an emigrant.

Living on the streets or constituting a public nuisance.

Migratory.

Inconstant or capricious; wayward

Migratory.

Moving in a random fashion; having no fixed direction or pattern

A migratory bird, person, or other animal.

Being beyond its normal range; accidental. Used of animals.

A person who changes residence frequently in search of employment, especially farm labor, such as harvesting crops seasonally; also called migrant laborer or migrant worker. Sometimes the migrant worker is not a resident of the country in which the work is performed.

(dated) A person who wanders from place to place; a nomad, a wanderer.

Traveler who moves from one region or country to another

(specifically) A person without settled employment or habitation who usually supports himself or herself by begging or some dishonest means; a tramp, a vagabond.

Habitually moving from place to place especially in search of seasonal work;

Vagrans egista, a widely distributed Asian butterfly of the family Nymphalidae.

An animal, typically a bird, found outside its species' usual range.

Wandering from place to place, particularly when without any settled employment or habitation.

Of or pertaining to a vagabond or vagrant, or a person fond of wandering.

(figurative) Moving without a certain direction; roving, wandering; also, erratic, unsettled.

Moving without certain direction; wandering; erratic; unsettled.

Wandering from place to place without any settled habitation; as, a vagrant beggar.

One who strolls from place to place; one who has no settled habitation; an idle wanderer; a sturdy beggar; an incorrigible rogue; a vagabond.

A wanderer who has no established residence or visible means of support

Continually changing especially as from one abode or occupation to another;