trapacero

Spanish

Etymology

From trapaza +‎ -ero.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tɾapaˈθeɾo/ [t̪ɾa.paˈθe.ɾo] (Equatorial Guinea, Spain)
• IPA^(key): /tɾapaˈseɾo/ [t̪ɾa.paˈse.ɾo] (Latin America, Philippines)
• Rhymes: -eɾo
• Syllabification: tra‧pa‧ce‧ro

Noun

trapacero m (plural trapaceros, feminine trapacera, feminine plural trapaceras)

1. swindler, conman

   Synonyms: estafador, (Mexico) chapucero, defraudador

Derived terms

• trapacería

Further reading

• “trapacero”, 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