montero
Americannoun
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monteros
plural
noun
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Etymology
Origin of montero
1615–25; < Spanish, special use of montero huntsman, literally, mountaineer, equivalent to monte mount 2 + -ero < Latin -ārius -ary
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There were three peasants with red montero caps loading the barrels, and they had completed one waggon and the lower tier of the other.
From The Adventures of Gerard by Doyle, Arthur Conan, Sir
Every little town had its cock-pit and every montero or guajiro sacrificed his wages to taste the excitement of that spectacle.
From The History of Cuba, vol. 2 by Johnson, Willis Fletcher
His hat was like a helmet, or Spanish montero; and his locks curled below it decently; they were of colour brown.
From Ideal Commonwealths by More, Thomas, Sir, Saint
A montero cap and a black feather drooped over the wearer's brow, and partly concealed his features, which, so far as seen, were dark, regular, adn full of majestic, though somewhat sullen, expression.
From The Bride of Lammermoor by Scott, Walter, Sir
This montero usually possesses but a few acres, which yield him fruit, cane and vegetables enough to make his life easy and contented.
From Donahoe's Magazine, Vol. XV, No. 4, April, 1886 Volume 15 (January 1886 - July 1886) by Various
The children of the monteros and guajiros in the country grew up in almost complete illiteracy.
From The History of Cuba, vol. 2 by Johnson, Willis Fletcher
In consequence of this peaceful intercourse, many of the Indios monteros came and established themselves some time ago in the mission.
From Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 2 by Humboldt, Alexander von
Even the women of the monteros were splendid horse-women.
From The History of Cuba, vol. 2 by Johnson, Willis Fletcher
A perfectly infinite number of mayordomos, caballerizos, gentiles hombres de casa y boca, ujieres, alabarderos, monteros, aides-de-camp, Grandes de España de servicio, ladies-in-waiting, lackeys, servants, and attendants of every possible description abound.
From Spanish Life in Town and Country by Dawson, William Harbutt
We now and then met the monteros themselves scudding along on their little horses, in that pace which we call a rack.
From Letters of a Traveller Notes of Things Seen in Europe and America by Bryant, William Cullen
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