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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A Mexican national working as an agricultural laborer in the United States from 1942-1964, or similarly a railroad worker from 1942-1945. historical
2. 2
   a Mexican laborer who worked in the United States on farms and railroads in order to ease labor shortages during World War II wordnet

Proper Noun

1. 1
   A surname.

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish bracero (“laborer”).

Related phrases

united states

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