Meaning Of The Word Wetback

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wetback
countable noun: Wetback is sometimes used to refer to a Mexican or a Mexican-American who has entered the United States illegally in order to work or live there.

wetback in American English
noun: a Mexican laborer who enters the U.S. illegally, as by wading the Rio Grande

wetback in British English
noun: a Mexican labourer who enters the US illegally

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