pistolero

Italian

Noun

pistolero m (plural pistoleri)

1. gunman

Related terms

• pistola

Anagrams

• proselito

Spanish

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Balto-Slavic *pīṣk-der.

Proto-Slavic *piščalь

Old Czech píščala

Czech píšťala

German Pistolebor.

Spanish pistola

Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂

Proto-Indo-European *-os?

Proto-Indo-European *-o-

Proto-Indo-European *-so-

Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂so-

Proto-Indo-European *-yós

Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂s(i)yós

Proto-Italic *-āsijos

Proto-Italic *-āsios

Latin -āriusnom.

Latin -ārius

Spanish -ero

Spanish pistolero

From pistola + -ero.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pistoˈleɾo/ [pis.t̪oˈle.ɾo]
• Rhymes: -eɾo
• Syllabification: pis‧to‧le‧ro

Noun

pistolero m (plural pistoleros)

1. a gunman

   Synonym: tirador

2. an armed bandit

Further reading

• “pistolero”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025