bandolero

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/ˌbændəˈleəɹəʊ/

noun

An outlaw or bandit, especially in Spain or Mexico.

OriginSpanish bandolero →
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Meanings

nounbandolero (plural bandoleros)

plural bandoleros

  1. An outlaw or bandit, especially in Spain or Mexico.

    A bandolero was stuffing the bloodstained pesos into his shirt.

    1997, Marcel Montecino, Sacred Heart
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    Mexico was torn by revolutionary turmoil, and the eastern border state of Tamaulipas was unable to control the bandoleros who plundered and murdered...

    1984, James W. Daddysman, The Matamoros trade: Confederate commerce, diplomacy, and intrigue

Origin

  1. Spanishbandolero
  2. Englishbandolero

Borrowed from Spanish bandolero.

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APA

bandolero. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bandolero

MLA

“bandolero.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bandolero. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bandolero,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bandolero.

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