autobusero

Spanish

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *h₂ew

Proto-Indo-European *tó-

Proto-Hellenic *autós

Proto-Indo-European *h₂ewder.

Ancient Greek αὖ (aû)

Ancient Greek τόν (tón)

Ancient Greek αὐτός (autós)

Ancient Greek αὐτο- (auto-)lbor.

French auto-

Proto-Indo-European *m(y)ewh₁-

Proto-Indo-European *-yeti

Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti

Proto-Indo-European *m(y)owh₁éyeti

Proto-Italic *moweō

Latin moveō

Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom

Proto-Italic *-ðlom

Proto-Italic *-ðlis

Latin -bilis

Latin mōbilislbor.

French mobile

French automobile

Proto-Indo-European *h₃ep-der.

Proto-Italic *opnis

Latin omnis

Latin omnibuslbor.

French omnibus

French autobusbor.

Spanish autobús

Proto-Indo-European *-yósder.

Proto-Italic *-āzios

Latin -āriusnom.

Latin -ārius

Spanish -ero

Spanish autobusero

From autobús + -ero.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /autobuˈseɾo/ [au̯.t̪o.β̞uˈse.ɾo]

• Audio (Costa Rica):

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• Rhymes: -eɾo
• Syllabification: au‧to‧bu‧se‧ro

Adjective

autobusero (feminine autobusera, masculine plural autobuseros, feminine plural autobuseras)

1. (relational) bus
   • 2017 July 13, “MOPT decide usar tarjetas bancarias para cobro electrónico de buses, pero proyecto sufre un nuevo atraso”, in La Nacion‎^[1]:

     Según la viceministra existe voluntad política y de los empresarios autobuseros para sacar adelante este proyecto.

     According to the vice minister both the politicians and the bus companies want to move this project forward.

Noun

autobusero m (plural autobuseros, feminine autobusera, feminine plural autobuseras)

1. bus driver

   Synonym: guagüero

2. (Chile, Costa Rica) owner of a bus company

Further reading

• “autobusero”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025
• “autobusero”, in Diccionario de americanismos [Dictionary of Americanisms] (in Spanish), Association of Academies of the Spanish Language [Spanish: Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española], 2010