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

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

So it’s not just hubristic hombres who fell under the Trump spell of a better economy and an end to wokeness — it’s solipsistic señoritas as well.

From Los Angeles Times