Pinero

American

[puh-neer-oh, -nair-oh] / pəˈnɪər oʊ, -ˈnɛər oʊ /

noun

Sir Arthur Wing, 1855–1934, English playwright and actor.

Pinero British

/ pɪˈnɪərəʊ /

noun

Sir Arthur Wing. 1855–1934, English dramatist. His works include the farce Dandy Dick (1887) and the problem play The Second Mrs Tanqueray (1893)

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Manuel Pinero, Way, Lyle and Langer all won, while Ballesteros added a half point.

From BBC • Sep. 23, 2025

“It just gets worse and worse,” said Nelson Pinero, 55, adding that vermin such as mice and water bugs frequently interrupted his sleep.

From New York Times • Jan. 11, 2022

Each evangelical unit at Pinero is run by 10 prisoners who have about 15 assistants for the 190 inmates.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 27, 2021

Reuters could not locate Banggat, Timon and Pinero.

From Reuters • Dec. 19, 2017

They died quickly, “the way a hero sandwich dies in the garment district at twelve o’clock in the afternoon,” as the poet Pinero put it.

From "Bodega Dreams" by Ernesto Quinonez

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