hombre
1 Americannoun
noun
noun
"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012noun
"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012Etymology
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
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The moment is charged with the real-world demonization of boys who look like him — the “bad hombres” disproportionately killed by police and deported.
From Seattle Times
Mexico wasn’t doing enough about its “tough hombres,” Trump told him, according to a transcript of the call.
From Washington Post
Treating migrants like criminals and “bad hombres,” as they were once labeled by then-candidate Donald Trump, further complicates the standard that the United States attempts to represent.
From Washington Post
In truth, they are just a personality cult in thrall to a very bad hombre.
From Seattle Times
White society deemed him a bad hombre; Vasquez saw himself as a revolutionary fighting an unjust system.
From Los Angeles Times
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