doctrinero
Spanish
editEtymology
editFrom doctrina (“doctrine”) + -ero.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editdoctrinero m (plural doctrineros)
- (chiefly Roman Catholicism, historical) someone who teaches a doctrine, especially a missionary who taught the Catholic doctrine to Native Americans
Adjective
editdoctrinero (feminine doctrinera, masculine plural doctrineros, feminine plural doctrineras)
- that teaches or promotes a doctrine, especially the Catholic doctrine
Further reading
edit- “doctrinero”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014