picaro

[pik-uh-roh, pee-kuh-]

noun

plural

picaros 

1. a rogue or vagabond.

Word History and Origins

Origin of picaro¹

First recorded in 1615–25, picaro is from the Spanish word pícaro rogue

Example Sentences

Louis-Ferdinand Céline died in the same year that Sanderson quit school and set off on his own journey, unwittingly in the role of a picaro — living by his wits — intending to conceive a novela picaresca.

From New York Times

Cantinflas, un pícaro vagabundo, es confundido con un famoso torero y termina participando en una corrida de toros.

From Los Angeles Times

“It’s a place where the owners have always prioritized profit over the well-being of patients and staff,” said Michaeline Picaro, a registered nurse who signed onto the letter.

From New York Times

Ms. Picaro managed a wing at Andover II from 2015 until last year and remains in contact with many current workers.

From New York Times

I wanted to write an uncanny tall-tale celebrity autobiography from the 19th century, where the author would tell you about the famous people she knew as a way of telling you how powerful she was but then, to take it farther, until it was a picaresque with a woman picaro.

From Slate