alambrista
n.— «The feelings of the line jumpers—the alambristas—are reflected in the words of Julian Terrones Segura, 36 and newly arrived from his native village in Guerrero.» —“Thousands of Mexicans Illegally Cross U.S. Border Each Month” by Bill Dredge Los Angeles Times May 2, 1950. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
An anadrome is a word that forms a whole new word when you spell it backwards. For example, the word “stressed” spelled backwards is “desserts.” Some people’s first names are anadromes. There’s the girl named Noel...
A flashlight doesn’t flash. It provides a steady beam of light. So why is it called a flashlight? The earliest versions lit up only briefly before the batteries gave out and required a recharge, so they were literally “flash lights...