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pistolero

[pis-tl-air-oh; Spanish pees-taw-le-raw]
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noun, plural pis·to·le·ros [pis-tl-air-ohz; Spanish pees-taw-le-raws] /ˌpɪs tlˈɛər oʊz; Spanish ˌpis tɔˈlɛ rɔs/. (esp. in Mexico and Central America)
  1. a member of an armed band of roving mounted bandits.
  2. a gunman or hired killer.
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Origin of pistolero

1935–40; < Spanish, equivalent to pistol(a) pistol + -ero < Latin -ārius -ary
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Word Origin and History for pistolero

n.

1937, from Spanish; see pistolier.

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