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caballero
[ kab-uhl-yair-oh, kab-uh-lair-oh; Spanish kah-bah-lye-raw, -ye- ]
noun
- a Spanish gentleman.
- Southwestern U.S.
- a horseman.
- a woman's escort or admirer; cavalier.
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Origin of caballero1
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Example Sentences
His Zorro dedicates himself to the equitable treatment of every citizen and rouses his fellow caballeros to practice a democratic form of noblesse oblige.
His capture could have been very bad luck for Col. Caballero.
He spotted Nestor Gabriel Caballero Gutierrez, 39, of Aloha, Oregon, limping down the road.
"No, seor—I have no brother: that caballero, he is only a——a friend of my father's," she answered confusedly.
The change became him; he seemed a larger and handsomer man for it; he looked the caballero and almost the hidalgo.
You must feel like myself, Caballero, inclined to draw breath after so long a ride; shall we rest together?
Yes, he is a true Caballero; unfortunately, there are not many officers like him in the Mexican army.
And you think yourself still in a position to answer for the discretion of this caballero?
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