hombre

¹ American  

[om-ber] / ˈɒm bər /

noun

Cards.

1. omber.

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hombre ² American  

[om-brey, -bree] / ˈɒm breɪ, -bri /

noun

1. a man; fellow; guy.

   That sheriff is a mean hombre.

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hombre ¹ British  

/ -brɪ, ˈɒmbreɪ /

noun

1. a slang word for man

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hombre ² British  

/ ˈhɒmbə /

noun

1. a variant of ombre

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Etymology

Origin of hombre

First recorded in 1830–40; from Spanish, by dissimilation and intrusion of b, from unattested Vulgar Latin omne, for Latin hominem, accusative of homō “man”; Homo

Example Sentences

"We have good medical staff then we will see where he is at in the next couple of days. Isaah is a tough hombre."

From BBC

But all of Bovino’s actions grabbed far more non-criminals than actual bad hombres and did nothing to make Southern California safer.

From Los Angeles Times

It was like the climactic scene in “Blazing Saddle,” when incompetent villain Hedley Lamarr tried to invade a small town with the baddest of hombres besides him only to find a Potemkin village.

From Los Angeles Times

If you’re reading this, you already know the score, along with all the best lines and most memorable “bad hombres” — Corporal Hicks, Hudson, Vasquez, Bishop and the rest.

From Salon

“Yes, she was an academic and a nice Jewish girl from Brooklyn. But she was a little bit of a street hombre.”

From New York Times