bachaquero

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Spanish

Etymology

From bachaqueo.

Noun

bachaquero m (plural bachaqueros, feminine bachaquera, feminine plural bachaqueras)

  1. (Venezuela) hawker of goods bought at government-set prices
    • 2015 August 19, Daniel Pardo, “¿Quiénes son los "bachaqueros" que el gobierno de Venezuela culpa de la escasez?”, in BBC Mundo Paper:
      Los bachaqueros ya no son necesariamente contrabandistas que llevan productos de un país a otro, sino también personas que compran en un supermercado y revenden en el mercado negro, sea a domicilio o en mercados informales en la calle.
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