Antero

¹ American  

[an-tair-oh] / ænˈtɛər oʊ /

noun

1. Mount Antero, a peak in central Colorado, in the Sawatch Mountains. 14,269 feet (4,349 meters).

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antero- ² American  

1. a combining form with the meaning “situated in front, fore,” used in the formation of compound words.

   anteroparietal.

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Etymology

Origin of antero-

anter(ior) + -o-

Example Sentences

The natural-gas producer late last year agreed to sell assets in West Virginia’s Marcellus Shale region to publicly traded Antero Resources for $2.8 billion, giving continuation-fund backers a quick exit.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 14, 2026

At Pequiven, he brought in cash for state coffers by helping partners maintain exports amid U.S. sanctions, said Antero Alvarado from Caracas-based consultancy Gas Energy Latin America.

From Reuters • May 31, 2023

Antero Ramos, 68, who is from the village of Casare in Ubay, lost his wife, Tarsila Ramos, 61, and two of his daughters, Nita, 37, and Nenita, 28, in the storm.

From New York Times • Dec. 27, 2021

In one of several unexplained transactions in Boebert's career, she and her husband entered into a 2010 oil and gas lease with the Antero Resources Piceance Corporation on property they owned in Silt, Colorado.

From Salon • Aug. 24, 2021

But Father Mikko said: 'People can't be eating all the time, Antero, and I think the others would rather hear about what Lemminkainen did, when he heard of the feast and was not invited himself.'

From Finnish Legends for English Children by Eivind, R.