单词 | green-carder |
释义 | > as lemmasˈgreen-carder ˈgreen-carder n. U.S. a foreign national who holds a green card (cf. sense 3). ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabitant > type of inhabitant generally > [noun] > non-native inhabitant > with permit to live or work in U.S.A. green-carder1964 society > authority > lack of subjection > permission > [noun] > government permit > one who has green-carder1964 1964 Los Angeles Times 24 Apr. ii. 3/1 His counterpart in Texas told him California growers ‘will be able to recruit only single men, most of whom are green-carders’. 1980 E. Cantarow Moving Mountain 127 Because they were not United States citizens, ‘green carders’ lived under the threat of deportation. 2005 Sarasota (Florida) Herald-Tribune (Nexis) 17 June f2 Any citizen or green-carder..can come to the barbecue and be a Johnson for the day. < as lemmas |
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