comanchero

[ koh-man-chair-oh; Spanish kaw-mahn-che-raw ]
/ ˌkoʊ mænˈtʃɛər oʊ; Spanish ˌkɔ mɑnˈtʃɛ rɔ /

noun, plural co·man·che·ros [koh-man-chair-ohz; Spanish kaw-mahn-che-raws] /ˌkoʊ mænˈtʃɛər oʊz; Spanish ˌkɔ mɑnˈtʃɛ rɔs/.

an Indian trader in the U.S. Southwest, especially in the 19th century.

Origin of comanchero

< American Spanish (Texas, New Mexico), equivalent to comanch(e) Comanche + -ero < Latin -ārius -ary

Words nearby comanchero

coma scale, comaker, comal, comanche, comanchean, comanchero, comandante, comaneci, comate, comatic, comatose