No. 10,229 in Spanish
colectivero
Bus driver.
In a sentence
El colectivero saludó amablemente a los pasajeros.
The bus driver kindly greeted the passengers.
In this sentence, 'colectivero' is used as a noun to refer to the person who drives the public transportation bus, known as 'colectivo'.
Mi primo trabaja como colectivero en la ciudad.
My cousin works as a bus driver in the city.
Here, 'colectivero' indicates the profession of the speaker's cousin, emphasizing it as an occupational term.
Los colectiveros organizaron una huelga por mejores condiciones laborales.
The bus drivers organized a strike for better working conditions.
In this context, 'colectiveros' is used in the plural form to refer collectively to people who work as bus drivers.
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