lancero
Spanish, noun/lanˈθeɾo/
lancero is spelled L-A-N-C-E-R-O (7 letters) and appears about once in every 8 million words in written Spanish, the 105,087th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Lancero is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “lancer” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Ladrón que usa la lanza, tijera o trozo de alambre adaptado para robar las alhajas de sus víctimas…”.
What does lancero mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinelancer
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Ladrón que usa la lanza, tijera o trozo de alambre adaptado para robar las alhajas de sus víctimas, principalmente en el transporte público. 2. Persona que frecuentemente aborda a otras con intención de comenzar un romance.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of lancero
- lanceros plural
- lancera feminine
- lanceras feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce lancero?
- /lanˈθeɾo/
- [lãn̟ˈθe.ɾo]
- /lanˈseɾo/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to lancero
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is lancero in Spanish?
lancero appears about once in every 8 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).