coyote

noun

1. small wolf native to western North America

Definition categories: animal, wolf

2. someone who smuggles illegal immigrants into the United States (usually across the Mexican border)

Definition categories: person, contrabandist, runner, smuggler

3. a forest fire fighter who is sent to battle remote and severe forest fires (often for days at a time)

Definition categories: person, ranger

verb

1. To prospect for gold by manually digging holes into overlying earth, as into a hillside.