Definitions tagged chofer in the street dictionary.
A short person. (A humorous term for someone very small, derived from the English word for a piece of furniture and used as a play on the Spanish word for driver).
The Chiforobe could not reach his seat.
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A colloquial term used in Bolivia to refer to public transportation drivers, including those of taxis and buses. (Literally meaning little master or little teacher, it is a common way to address people in technical trades).
I was late because the MAESTRITO in my taxi did not know how to get to this street.
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A bus driver (In Panama, this term usually refers to public transport drivers, historically linked to the privately owned and brightly decorated buses known as 'diablos rojos').
Pay the busero before you get off. Being a busero is a decent job.
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A cabbie or transit driver who cruises for fares or runs back and forth along a specific route all day. (The name comes from the constant circling of the city to pick up passengers).
It was already the 5th round the poor ruletero had made that day to hit his daily quota, as he had barely picked up a few passengers on each trip.
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An expert driver or someone very skilled behind the wheel.
The traffic is heavy, we will be late! ... It does not matter, I am a volanta in my car.
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A nickname for the powerful public transportation unions in the Dominican Republic, who are notorious for using surprise strikes and aggressive tactics to pressure the government. They are known for acting like they are above the law and frequently complain when the traffic police (historically called AMET) try to stop them for violations. (The name literally translates to The Owners of the Country, mocking their immense influence over daily life and mobility).
I got to work at 8:45 today, thanks to Los Dueños del País.
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A truck driver, specifically one who operates a semi or a heavy rig (in the Dominican Republic, a large tractor-trailer is called a patana).
Find me a Patanita because the one I had ran off with some money and is nowhere to be found!!
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A public bus driver belonging to a transportation union, known for acting like the road belongs to them and doing whatever they want. (Guagua is the Dominican term for a bus).
Hey babe, come sit right here.
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A shared public taxi in the Dominican Republic, usually a beat-up sedan. The driver crams two passengers in the front seat next to him and four in the back, meaning everyone is packed in like sardines.
If skinny or average-sized people get in, it is fine, but if three skinny people and one big guy get in the back of the concho, that is when things get really bad!
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A derogatory term for a woman of low social status who is perceived as unrefined or tacky. It is most frequently used to refer to domestic workers or maids employed by middle class families (In the Dominican Republic, it is a classist slur used to demean service workers).
EX: The cook, the laundry woman, etc.
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