labor tourist

labor tourist
n.
A person who lives in one country and works in another.
Example Citation:
"Since the collapse of the Berlin Wall, a new sort of migrant has begun to appear in Europe, known in the jargon as a 'cross-border commuter', 'labour tourist' or 'incomplete migrant'. . . .They shuttle back and forth across an EU border, usually from Eastern Europe into Germany or Austria, and often earn a living in the Union to support a family outside it.."
— "A continent on the move," The Economist, May 6, 2000
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