noun, masculine/t͡ʃusˈkeɾo/plural: chusqueros
An officer or subofficer who has risen from the rank of private, typically without formal training.
Etymology tree Spanish chusco Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -ārius Spanish -ero Spanish chusquero From chusco + -ero.