comanchero

noun

co·​man·​che·​ro

kəˌma(a)nˈche(ˌ)rō,

ˌkōˌ-

plural -s

often capitalized

: a trader with the American Indians of the southwest during the unsettled period of the 19th century

Word History

Etymology

Mexican Spanish, from Spanish comanche + -ero -er

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