nounWord forms: plural-neros (-ˈneʀɔs, English -ˈnɛərouz) Spanish
1.
an officer of the revenue service
2.
a frontier guard
3.
carbineer
4. (in the Philippines)
a coast-guard officer
Word origin
[1835–45]This word is first recorded in the period 1835–45. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: cutaway, daisy chain, faceplate, grandstand, protein