tinterillo
التعريفات والمعاني
== Spanish ==
=== Etymology ===
From tintero + -illo.
=== Pronunciation ===
Syllabification: tin‧te‧ri‧llo
=== Noun ===
tinterillo m (plural tinterillos)
(derogatory) penpusher; pencil pusher
Synonyms: cagatintas, chupatintas
Coordinate term: oficinista
(dialectal, Latin America) shyster (lawyer), pettyfogger
=== Further reading ===
“tinterillo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025