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Montonero, n.|ˌmɒntəˈnɛərəʊ|
Also montonero.
[a. S. Amer.-Sp. montonero guerilla fighter, f. Sp. montón heap, mass, crowd + -ero -eer.]
1. In South America: a peasant rebel against imperial Spain. Usu. in pl. Now Hist.
1825R. Proctor Narr. Journey across Cordillera xxix. 215 The city, and even the Spanish camp, had been surrounded by bands of Guerrillas, called Montoneros, who cut off many of the supplies. 1852Househ. Words 23 Oct. 128/1 The Sierra may be swarming with the bandit montoneros. 1868H. C. Ross Johnson Long Vacation in Argentine Alps xxi. 112 We were pretty well able to take care of ourselves against any nomadic party of Montanaros or cut-throats we were likely to come across.
2. A member of a left-wing Peronist guerilla organization in Argentina.
1970N.Y. Times 12 June 6/1 There was also a note, ‘Communique No. 5’, signed by ‘the Montoneros’, a terrorist group professing allegiance to former dictator Juan Domingo Perón. 1985J. Rathbone Lying in State xviii. 103 In Argentina he may be wanted as a Montonero. And that means death. |
