(Canada, dated) A person who is not a citizen of Canada but who has been legally admitted to Canada as a permanent resident.
(Canada, dated) A person who is not a citizen of Canada but who has been legally admitted to Canada as a permanent resident.
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(US, legal) A person born outside the United States who has legally established temporary or permanent residence in the United States, but has not become a United States citizen.
(rare, slang) A Canadian: a person from, or resident of, Canada.
(slang, derogatory, neologism, offensive) An immigrant who collects welfare, typically one regarded as being lazy or committing fraud.
(slang, chiefly, derogatory) Someone who immigrates illegally.
(Canada, law) A First Nations person in Canada not registered in the federal Indian Register or not registered to an Indian band government recognized by the Indian Act.