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green carder

green carder noun: a Mexican citizen who has a green card to work in the United States, especially one who lives in Mexico and commutes across the border.

Noun

green carder (plural green carders)

  1. (US) A Mexican citizen who has a green card to work in the United States, especially one who lives in Mexico and commutes across the border.
    • The problem of the green carder is not confined to the border area, or to the green-card commuter.1969, United States. Congress. House. Committee on Education and Labor. Special Subcommittee on Labor, Employment of "green Card" Aliens During Labor Disputes
    • Rather, it is the green carder who actually lives in Mexico but who commutes on a daily or seasonal basis to the United States who causes inequities to exist.1977, Brian S. Rungeling, Vernon M. Briggs jr., John F. Adams, Employment, Income, and Welfare in the Rural South, page 271
  2. (US, broadly) A United States citizen of Mexican descent who lives in Mexico and commutes across the border.

Forms of green carder

pluralgreen carders
alternative formgreen-carder
alternative formgreencarder

Origin of green carder

From green card + -er.

Questions about green carder

What does green carder mean?
Green carder means a Mexican citizen who has a green card to work in the United States, especially one who lives in Mexico and commutes across the border.
What part of speech is green carder?
Green carder is a noun.
What is the plural of green carder?
The plural of green carder is green carders.

Words near green carder in the dictionary

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  3. green card
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  6. green carder
  7. green carders
  8. green cards
  9. green caviar
  10. Green Cay
  11. green chain

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