BRACERO

bracero

(noun) a Mexican laborer who worked in the United States on farms and railroads in order to ease labor shortages during World War II

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Proper noun

Bracero (plural Braceros)

A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Bracero is the 17268th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1640 individuals. Bracero is most common among Hispanic/Latino (88.66%) individuals.

Etymology

Noun

bracero (plural braceros)

(historical) A Mexican national working as an agricultural laborer in the United States from 1942-1964, or similarly a railroad worker from 1942-1945.

Source: Wiktionary



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