alambrista
n.— «For the Mexican turned out to be merely an alambrista, a poor peon hoping to slip across the line and find work.» —“The Dark Fantastic” by White Masterson Zanesville Signal (Ohio) Sept. 10, 1959. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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