caballero

noun
ca·​bal·​le·​ro | \ ˌka-bə-ˈler-(ˌ)ō How to pronounce caballero (audio) , -bə(l)-ˈyer- How to pronounce caballero (audio) \
plural caballeros

Definition of caballero

2 chiefly Southwest : horseman

Examples of caballero in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The elderly people in their North Lawrence neighborhood called him caballero. Gentleman. Nathaniel Penn, Popular Mechanics, "The Day the Town Blew Up," 3 June 2019 Ever the trickster, Dylan in the Rolling Thunder Revue was many things: folk singer, songwriter, rock star, bandleader, protester, actor, ringmaster, caballero, hero, joker. Jon Pareles, New York Times, "Bob Dylan’s Glam Hootenanny: Returning to Rolling Thunder," 5 June 2019

First Known Use of caballero

1600, in the meaning defined at sense 1

History and Etymology for caballero

Spanish, from Late Latin caballarius hostler — more at cavalier entry 2

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