"border jumper" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: border jumpers [plural]
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  1. (derogatory, offensive, ethnic slur) An undocumented immigrant Tags: derogatory, ethnic, offensive, slur
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  2. (derogatory, offensive, ethnic slur) An undocumented immigrant
    (US, derogatory, offensive, ethnic slur, by extension) Any Hispanic person.
    Tags: US, broadly, derogatory, ethnic, offensive, slur
    Sense id: en-border_jumper-en-noun-UoOwibWV Categories (other): American English, English ethnic slurs, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 49 51 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 49 51 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 49 51

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Alternative forms

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