pistolero

/pistoˈleɾo/ · B2 · noun · m

gunman

🤠🔫 pistol + -ero (person who does) = pistolero, a gunman

Spanish pistola (pistol) plus the suffix -ero, which marks someone tied to a thing or job, like cocinero (cook) or panadero (baker). So a pistolero is the person who works with a pistol: a gunman or armed bandit.

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