hombre

¹

[om-ber]

noun

Cards.

1. omber.

hombre

²

[om-brey, -bree]

noun

1. a man; fellow; guy.

   That sheriff is a mean hombre.

hombre

¹

/ -brɪ, ˈɒmbreɪ /

noun

1. a slang word for man

hombre

²

/ ˈhɒmbə /

noun

1. a variant of ombre

Word History and Origins

Origin of hombre¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of hombre¹

C19: from Spanish: man

Example Sentences

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

A bad hombre tried to go after a white American.

From Los Angeles Times

Load up those rockets with political enemies, lying news media, the bad hombres and lunatic judges.

From Los Angeles Times