n. someone in transit through a country on the way to a final destination
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
adj. Migrating or passing from one place or state to another; passing from one residence to another.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
Passing into another country or state for residence, or into another form or body; migrating.
n. One who migrates or leaves his own country and passes into another for settlement; a colonist.
n. One who passes into another state or body.
Word Usage
"It is as if he were writing the history of man, from the last day of creation forward, starting with a few transmigrant souls still under the control of their oversea existence."