pistolero
Americannoun
plural
pistoleros-
a member of an armed band of roving mounted bandits.
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a gunman or hired killer.
Etymology
Origin of pistolero
1935–40; < Spanish, equivalent to pistol ( a ) pistol + -ero < Latin -ārius -ary
Example Sentences
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On May 8, 2017, Valdez wrote a scathing column dismissing López Serrano as a “junior” party-boy and fake “weekend” pistolero who moved around ostentatiously with 20 bodyguards, “excelled at chit-chat but not business,” and failed to fill the shoes of his father.
From Los Angeles Times
Un rudo pistolero retirado tiene problemas con su hijo adoptivo, cuando este se enamora de la misma mujer que él ama.
From Los Angeles Times
The Pistolero Plus grip boasts a bigger, less tapered right-hand area, which Cameron says takes the pinch out of the right hand.
From Golf Digest
En el Oeste, un viejo pistolero que se viste de negro tiene que ir de un lugar a otro para evitar a los que buscan fama.
From Los Angeles Times
El pistolero del Festival del Ajo de Gilroy se suicidó, concluyó el viernes el médico forense del condado, contradiciendo un relato policial anterior de que tres oficiales le habían matado a tiros en un minuto.
From Los Angeles Times
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