noun, masculine/tinteˈɾiʝo/plural: tinterillos
penpusher; pencil pusher; shyster (lawyer), pettyfogger
Synonyms: cagatintas, chupatintas
Etymology tree Spanish tintero Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -lus Latin -ellus Old Spanish -iello Spanish -illo Spanish tinterillo From tintero + -illo.