arrocheiro

Etymology
15th century. From, from *garrocheiro.

Noun

 * 1)  muleteer a professional who was hired for transporting goods using pack animals or carts
 * 2) * 1437, Ángel Rodríguez González (ed.), Livro do Concello de Pontevedra (1431-1463). Pontevedra: Museo de Pontevedra, page 91:
 * a Lourenço, arrocheiro, de hũa carga de pescado que levou en semana mayor a Santiago ao arçebispo XV maravedis, e a Juan Afonso, arrocheiro, outros XV maravedis de hua carga de pixotas, que levou a Santiago ao dito señor
 * To Lourenzo, muleteer, for a load of fish he drove the main week into Santiago, to the archbishop, for 15 maravedis; and to Juan Afonso, muleteer, another 15 maravedis for a load of hakes he took to Santiago to the aforementioned lord