huaquero
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This word may also be spelled "guaquero."
el huaquero, la huaquera(
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)This means that the noun can be masculine or feminine, depending on the gender of the noun it refers to (e.g., el doctor, la doctora).
1. (general) (Latin America)
Regionalism used in Latin America: all the countries in South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Does not include Spain.
a. grave robber
Unos huaqueros se llevaron el cuerpo momificado.Some grave robbers took the mummified body.
b. tomb robber
Los huaqueros robaron decenas de objetos precolombinos.The tomb robbers stole scores of pre-Columbian artifacts.
c. plunderer of archeological sites (United States)
Regionalism used in the United States
La policía peruana detuvo a un grupo muy organizado de huaqueros.The Peruvian police arrested a very organized group of plunderers of archeological sites.
d. plunderer of archaelogical sites (United Kingdom)
Regionalism used in the United Kingdom
El profesor Simón se hacía llamar arqueólogo, pero era más bien un huaquero.Professor Simon called himself an archaeologist, but he was more of a plunderer of archaelogical sites.
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