overstayern.
/ˌəʊvəˈsteɪə/, U.S. /ˌoʊvərˈsteɪər/ A person who stays in a country beyond the time allowed, as stated on a work permit, etc.
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society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabitant > migrant > [noun] > immigrant > illegal
illegal1939
illegal immigrant1939
overstayer1959
society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabitant > migrant > [noun] > immigrant > illegal > other specific
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wetback1920
overstayer1959
mojado1971
wet1973
1959 Pacific Affairs 32 380 The major obstacle to smooth relations between the Philippine and Nationalist Chinese governments is the case of the ‘over-staying Chinese’... Some..have suggested that the Philippines should..force Nationalist China into accepting the ‘over-stayers’.
1973 Times 12 July 8/7 There was no case on merit for being indulgent to deliberate overstayers.
1977 N.Z. Herald 5 Jan. i. 4/4 While expressing sympathy for the plight of overstayers, the Maori leader said the laws of the nation had to apply to everyone, regardless of race.
2002 Daily Tel. 6 Aug. 8/8 Migration Watch bases its prediction of 240,000 net non-EU immigration every year by [sic] adding illegal arrivals and overstayers.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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