Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

green carder

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.00 in modern English

Syllables: green -carder
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

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.

American usage

noun

A United States citizen of Mexican descent who lives in Mexico and commutes across the border.

American usage

Example Sentences

"The problem of the green carder is not confined to the border area, or to the green-card commuter."
"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."
"Manyof the "green carders" returned to their homes south of the border at night."

Etymology

From green card + -er.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: green card

Usage

American usage

Inflected Forms

green carders (plural) green-carder (alternative) greencarder (alternative)

Questions

What does green carder mean?: 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.
Where does green carder come from?: From green card + -er.

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