Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A muleteer.
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Examples
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My companions were Mariano Gonzales, who had formerly accompanied me in Chile, and an "arriero," with his ten mules and a "madrina."
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My companions were Mariano Gonzales, who had formerly accompanied me in Chile, and an "arriero," with his ten mules and a "madrina."
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The half-blood -- Antonio by name -- was "arriero" of the mule-train, while the three Indians drove the ox-teams, guiding them across the ford with their long goads.
The White Chief A Legend of Northern Mexico Mayne Reid 1850
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My companions were Mariano Gonzales, who had formerly accompanied me in Chile, and an "arriero," with his ten mules and a "madrina."
The Voyage of the Beagle Charles Darwin 1845
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"arriero" with his "atajo" of mules heavily laden with ice of the glaciers.
The Rifle Rangers Mayne Reid 1850
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Two train, are ye set? "and every arriero sang out in turn," All set!
Isabelle Estelle Bruno 2010
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Flashman uses arriero (mule-packer) and savanero (night-herder) indiscriminately when referring to his mule-men. [p. 81] 22.
Isabelle Estelle Bruno 2010
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Como sombra en la sombra por esos cerros el arriero va ... el arriero va ...
veruscio Diary Entry veruscio 2008
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The red beans peculiar to this area are used to make the dish called frijol de arriero - herder's beans (sometimes translated as mule driver's beans) - perhaps named in honor of the goat herders.
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The red beans peculiar to this area are used to make the dish called frijol de arriero - herder's beans (sometimes translated as mule driver's beans) - perhaps named in honor of the goat herders.
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