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Recent Examples of caballero
The charro is far from a modest vaquero, but a venerable caballero (gentleman) who has mastered the wrangling artistry of the frontier.
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Foreign Correspondent, Los Angeles Times, 23 Feb. 2026
Rediscovering his family’s ancestral land centuries after the religious wars forced those kinsmen to flee, our caballero soon steps in to protect a local clan from an oppressive landowner and his abusive henchmen.
—Ben Croll, Variety, 20 Sep. 2024
Valderrama executive produces and stars in the Disney Branded Television project—which is actively in development— follows privileged caballero Diego De La Vega, who returns to his hometown of El Pueblo de Los Angeles following a family tragedy.
—Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 19 Sep. 2024
Qué ha hecho Doug Emhoff, el esposo de Kamala Harris, como segundo caballero?
—New York Times, 23 July 2024
The Mariinsky men look especially strong on this tour, particularly the elegant Timur Askerov as the caballero’s son who falls in love with Paquita and decides to join her gypsy band.
—Washington Post, 9 Oct. 2019
The elderly people in their North Lawrence neighborhood called him caballero.
Gentleman.
—Nathaniel Penn, Popular Mechanics, 3 June 2019
Jalapeños can replace ajíes caballeros and other hard to find Caribbean chillies.
—Craig Cavallo, Saveur, 24 Feb. 2016
Foreign Correspondent, Los Angeles Times, 23 Feb. 2026
Rediscovering his family’s ancestral land centuries after the religious wars forced those kinsmen to flee, our caballero soon steps in to protect a local clan from an oppressive landowner and his abusive henchmen.
—Ben Croll, Variety, 20 Sep. 2024
Valderrama executive produces and stars in the Disney Branded Television project—which is actively in development— follows privileged caballero Diego De La Vega, who returns to his hometown of El Pueblo de Los Angeles following a family tragedy.
—Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 19 Sep. 2024
Qué ha hecho Doug Emhoff, el esposo de Kamala Harris, como segundo caballero?
—New York Times, 23 July 2024
The Mariinsky men look especially strong on this tour, particularly the elegant Timur Askerov as the caballero’s son who falls in love with Paquita and decides to join her gypsy band.
—Washington Post, 9 Oct. 2019
The elderly people in their North Lawrence neighborhood called him caballero.
Gentleman.
—Nathaniel Penn, Popular Mechanics, 3 June 2019
Jalapeños can replace ajíes caballeros and other hard to find Caribbean chillies.
—Craig Cavallo, Saveur, 24 Feb. 2016
Recent Examples of Synonyms for caballero
Noun
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The charro is far from a modest vaquero, but a venerable caballero (gentleman) who has mastered the wrangling artistry of the frontier.—
Foreign Correspondent,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Feb. 2026
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There's plenty of history on vaqueros, or Mexican cowboys, in the West, but one demographic left their prints on Arizona history with their stories vastly untold: Black cowboys.—
Amanda Luberto,
AZCentral.com,
23 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Channel the gaucho lifestyle in a look that pairs rustic earth tones with durable leather; layer up for evenings spent wine tasting, stargazing, or both.—
Kat Chen,
Condé Nast Traveler,
27 Feb. 2026
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So guess who becomes Bond's ally? Played for broad comedy and featuring bizarre pop culture references (the Magnificent Seven theme plays when Roger Moore dresses like a gaucho), Moonraker finds the franchise parodying itself.—
Chris Nashawaty,
Entertainment Weekly,
26 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Staying true to her country roots, Moroney wore a dark brown cowgirl hat paired with a daring black mesh cover-up.—
Danielle Minnetian,
FOXNews.com,
24 Mar. 2026
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Bella Hadid followed suit, while also making appearances in the Italian city of design, styling a brown suede jacket with straight-leg denim and pointy boots, leaning into her now-infamous cowgirl-with-a-twist aesthetic.—
Kristina Rutkowski,
Vogue,
17 Mar. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Caballero.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/caballero. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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