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coyote

The definition of a coyote is a wild animal that belongs to the dog family, or slang for a person who sneaks illegal aliens into the United States from Mexico.

(noun)

An example of a coyote is the Looney Tunes character Wile E. from the Roadrunner cartoons.
An example of a coyote is someone who drives across the Mexico/US border hiding illegal immigrants under cargo in their van.

See coyote in Webster's New World College Dictionary

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noun pl. coyotes or coyote

a wild animal (Canis latrans) of the dog family, native to the North American plains: it resembles a small wolf
Slang a smuggler of illegal aliens from Mexico into the U.S.

Origin: AmSp < Nahuatl koyo:λ

See coyote in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

A small wolflike carnivorous animal (Canis latrans) native to western North America and found in many other regions of the continent. Also called prairie wolf.
A firefighter who is sent to battle remote, usually very severe forest fires, often for days at a time.
Slang A person who smuggles illegal immigrants into the United States, especially across the Mexican border.

Origin:

Origin: American Spanish

Origin: , from Nahuatl cóyotl

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