pedrero

noun

pe·​dre·​ro

pəˈdrə(ə)(ˌ)rō

variants or less commonly paterero

ˌpätəˈre(ə)(ˌ)rō

or pederero

ˌpādəˈr-

plural -s

: a piece of chambered ordnance used for throwing chiefly stones and scraps of iron

Word History

Etymology

Spanish pedrero, from Medieval Latin petraria, from Latin, feminine of petrarius of stones, from petra stone (from Greek, rock, stone) + -arius -ary

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