tirador
tiradór with stress marks
slingshot; assassin (colloq)
Usage Note
Tirador comes from Spanish tirador and primarily refers to the Y-shaped slingshot that Filipino children make from branches and rubber strips for target practice and play. In criminal slang it can also mean a hired assassin, though the childhood connotation dominates in everyday contexts.
Examples
" Bumili ako ng tirador. "
Natural Translation
I bought a slingshot.
Literal Translation
Bought I of slingshot.
" Gumawa ang bata ng tirador. "
Natural Translation
The child made a slingshot.
Literal Translation
Made the child of slingshot.
" Noong bata pa kami, gumagawa kami ng tirador mula sa sanga at goma upang mag-target practice sa mga lata sa likod-bahay. "
Natural Translation
When we were kids, we used to make slingshots from branches and rubber to do target practice on cans in the backyard.
Literal Translation
When child yet we, making we of slingshot from branch and rubber to do target-practice on cans at backyard.
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