Escopeteros in its original usage means those armed with a smoothbore long barrel firearm, sometimes a trabuco or blunderbuss, and has been used in this general context in histories of Spain and Latin America (External Link). It's been used to describe a pitcher in baseball for example (External Link), or a sniping journalist (External Link). It's also been used in the context of fighting to until victory "El credo del escopetero" (External Link) 1950s context During the Cuban revolution, this t… (More on Escopeteros)