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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.

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non- +‎ immigrant

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