jinetero / jinetera
🇨🇺 Spanish slang from Cuba
What does “jinetero / jinetera” mean?
hustler who works the tourists
Example
“En la Habana Vieja hay muchos jineteros.”
There are lots of hustlers in Old Havana.
Good to know
From "jinete", rider: they "ride" the tourists. Can also mean a sex worker.
Who you can say it to
With friends, not your boss
💸 Money💼 Work
The textbook way to say it: buscavidas
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