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Etymology edit

Spanish mezcalero

Noun edit

mezcalero (plural mezcaleros)

  1. A person who distills mezcal.
    • 2009 April 22, Dan Saltzstein, “Hoping Mezcal Can Turn the Worm”, in New York Times[1]:
      But mezcaleros roast the piñas in earthen mounds over pits of hot rocks.