bracero
noun
bra·ce·ro brä-ˈser-(ˌ)ō 
-ˈse-(ˌ)rō
plural braceros
: a Mexican laborer admitted to the U.S. especially for seasonal contract labor in agriculture
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web The old bracero says his heart wants to go on for many years to come. 
Selene Rivera, Los Angeles Times, 18 July 2022 In 2014, Ornelas invited the Silvas and nine other bracero families to a Stanford celebration. Nick Lozito, San Francisco Chronicle, 6 Nov. 2021 Ornelas, also the grandson of a bracero, moved to Salinas as an undocumented immigrant at age 4. Nick Lozito, San Francisco Chronicle, 6 Nov. 2021 The son of a bracero — a Mexican who was offered entry to the U.S. for agricultural work — Gomez got his first job repairing and shining Marines’ shoes next door to where his shop is today. Jaweed Kaleem, Anchorage Daily News, 22 Aug. 2021 The son of a bracero — a Mexican who was offered entry to the U.S. for agricultural work — Gomez got his first job repairing and shining Marines’ shoes next door to where his shop is today. Jaweed Kaleem, Anchorage Daily News, 22 Aug. 2021 The son of a bracero — a Mexican who was offered entry to the U.S. for agricultural work — Gomez got his first job repairing and shining Marines’ shoes next door to where his shop is today. Jaweed Kaleem, Anchorage Daily News, 22 Aug. 2021 The son of a bracero — a Mexican who was offered entry to the U.S. for agricultural work — Gomez got his first job repairing and shining Marines’ shoes next door to where his shop is today. Jaweed Kaleem, Anchorage Daily News, 22 Aug. 2021 The son of a bracero — a Mexican who was offered entry to the U.S. for agricultural work — Gomez got his first job repairing and shining Marines’ shoes next door to where his shop is today. Jaweed Kaleem, Anchorage Daily News, 22 Aug. 2021 See More
Selene Rivera, Los Angeles Times, 18 July 2022 In 2014, Ornelas invited the Silvas and nine other bracero families to a Stanford celebration. Nick Lozito, San Francisco Chronicle, 6 Nov. 2021 Ornelas, also the grandson of a bracero, moved to Salinas as an undocumented immigrant at age 4. Nick Lozito, San Francisco Chronicle, 6 Nov. 2021 The son of a bracero — a Mexican who was offered entry to the U.S. for agricultural work — Gomez got his first job repairing and shining Marines’ shoes next door to where his shop is today. Jaweed Kaleem, Anchorage Daily News, 22 Aug. 2021 The son of a bracero — a Mexican who was offered entry to the U.S. for agricultural work — Gomez got his first job repairing and shining Marines’ shoes next door to where his shop is today. Jaweed Kaleem, Anchorage Daily News, 22 Aug. 2021 The son of a bracero — a Mexican who was offered entry to the U.S. for agricultural work — Gomez got his first job repairing and shining Marines’ shoes next door to where his shop is today. Jaweed Kaleem, Anchorage Daily News, 22 Aug. 2021 The son of a bracero — a Mexican who was offered entry to the U.S. for agricultural work — Gomez got his first job repairing and shining Marines’ shoes next door to where his shop is today. Jaweed Kaleem, Anchorage Daily News, 22 Aug. 2021 The son of a bracero — a Mexican who was offered entry to the U.S. for agricultural work — Gomez got his first job repairing and shining Marines’ shoes next door to where his shop is today. Jaweed Kaleem, Anchorage Daily News, 22 Aug. 2021 See More Word History
Etymology
Spanish, laborer, from brazo arm, from Latin bracchium
First Known Use
1920, in the meaning defined above