OFW

OFW
 n.— «That’s because de la Cruz, a father of eight, is considered a national hero—not for anything this unassuming truck driver has done, but because of who he represents: the Overseas Filipino Worker, known as an OFW in local parlance.» —“Why Philippines is pulling out” by Martin Regg Cohn Toronto Star (Can.) July 18, 2004. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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