define: carritero
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A term used in Cormac McCarthy's novel "The crossing" in reference to someone who is driving a wagon; period New Mexico 1940's.
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updated Feb 16, 2011
posted by jpelrod
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The word is probably carretero for someone who drives a carreta.
carretero.
m. Fabricante de carros y carretas.
m. Hombre que guía las caballerías o los bueyes que tiran de tales vehículos.
m. Persona que habla o se comporta con escasa educación o blasfema con facilidad.
hablar, o jurar, como un ~.
- locs. verbs. coloqs. Blasfemar, o echar muchas maldiciones.
? V.
camino carretero
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updated Feb 16, 2011
edited by 0074b507
posted by 0074b507
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I wonder if it means carretero which means Wagon Maker...
updated Feb 16, 2011
edited by kerflop
posted by kerflop
That was my thought. - 0074b507, Feb 16, 2011
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El carretero, persona que conduce una carreta.
La carreta, carro tirado por caballos o bueyes, usualmente de dos ruedas.
updated Feb 16, 2011
edited by LuisCache
posted by LuisCache
