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green carders

green carders is the plural of green carder.

Meaning of green carder

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
  2. (US, broadly) A United States citizen of Mexican descent who lives in Mexico and commutes across the border.

Questions about green carders

What is green carders the plural of?
Green carders is the plural of green carder.

Words near green carders in the dictionary

  1. Green Cape
  2. green card
  3. green cardamom
  4. green cardamoms
  5. green carder
  6. green carders
  7. green cards
  8. green caviar
  9. Green Cay
  10. green chain
  11. green chains

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