noun, masculine/butɾoˈneɾo/plural: butroneros
a thief who enters a building by means of making a hole in the wall
“Nada de ir de chorizo, carterista, butronero, robabolsos, atracador, mangapinzas, sableador, estafador, experto en quitar el bocadillo a los niños en la puerta de los colegios o en pegar timos a las ancianitas.” — No more being a thief, pickpocket, butronero, purse-nicker, robber, pin-nabber, scrounger, swindler, expert in swiping a sandwich from the children in the doorway of a school or in scamming the little old ladies.
Etymology tree Spanish butrón Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -ārius Spanish -ero Spanish butronero From butrón + -ero.