balsero

m.

1 ferryman, raftsman.

2 rafter, person who uses a raft to flee a country.

3 boat people, especially Cuban, seeking refuge in the USA.

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balsero, -a

SM / F

1) (=conductor de balsa) ferryman/ferrywoman

2) pl balseros boat people ( especially Cuban, seeking refuge in the USA )

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-ra masculino, femenino

1) (conductor de balsa) (masculino) boatman; (femenino) boatwoman

2) (refugiado) boatperson

los balseros — the boatpeople

•• Cultural note:

balsero

A name for Cubans who try to enter the US by sailing to Florida in small boats and rafts

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-ra masculino, femenino

1) (conductor de balsa) (masculino) boatman; (femenino) boatwoman

2) (refugiado) boatperson

los balseros — the boatpeople

•• Cultural note:

balsero

A name for Cubans who try to enter the US by sailing to Florida in small boats and rafts

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balsero -ra balsero (↑ balsero a1)

masculine, feminine

A (conductor de balsa) (masculine) boatman; (feminine) boatwoman

B (refugiado) boatperson

los balseros the boatpeople

CULTURAL NOTE

balsero

A name for Cubans who try to enter the US by sailing to Florida in small boats and rafts. See also patera (↑ patera a1) .

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balsero,-a sustantivo masculino y femenino rafter
'balsero' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
balsera

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balsero, -a nm,f

[de Cuba] = refugee fleeing Cuba on a raft

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balsero

m

1 ferryman

2 inmigrante illegal Cuban immigrant