estanciero
estanciero noun: the boss or supervisor in charge of the workers on an estancia.
Noun
estanciero (plural estancieros)
- The boss or supervisor in charge of the workers on an estancia.
- Until the 1920's, Argentina was one of the wealthiest nations in the world, thanks to the fertile farms and ranches that spread over the pampa — the grasslands that stretch in a huge arc from Buenos Aires. Back then, free-spending estancieros reveled for months at a stretch in London, Paris and New...2006 June 11, Jonathan Kandell, “Buenos Aires Beef, on Hoof and on Plates”, in The New York Times, →ISSN
Forms of estanciero
| plural | estancieros |
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Origin of estanciero
Borrowed from Spanish estanciero.
Questions about estanciero
- What does estanciero mean?
- Estanciero means the boss or supervisor in charge of the workers on an estancia.
- What part of speech is estanciero?
- Estanciero is a noun.
- What is the plural of estanciero?
- The plural of estanciero is estancieros.
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