noun
- a wild dog-like animal native to North America, smaller than a wolf
- a person who smuggles immigrants across the Mexican border into the United States
Usage: informal
Examples
- The coyote howled in the distance as night fell.
- Coyotes have adapted well to urban environments.
- We heard a pack of coyotes yipping near the campsite.
- The rancher installed fencing to protect his livestock from coyotes.
- Border patrol agents arrested the coyote and the people he was smuggling.
- Many immigrants pay coyotes thousands of dollars for dangerous border crossings.