trepador

Portuguese

Etymology

From trepar +‎ -dor.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /tɾe.paˈdoʁ/ [tɾe.paˈdoh]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /tɾe.paˈdoʁ/ [tɾe.paˈdoh]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /tɾe.paˈdoɾ/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /tɾe.paˈdoʁ/ [tɾe.paˈdoχ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /tɾe.paˈdoɻ/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /tɾɨ.pɐˈdoɾ/ [tɾɨ.pɐˈðoɾ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /tɾɨ.pɐˈdoɾ/ [tɾɨ.pɐˈðoɾ]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /tɾɨ.pɐˈdo.ɾi/ [tɾɨ.pɐˈðo.ɾi]

• Hyphenation: tre‧pa‧dor

Noun

trepador m (plural trepadores, feminine trepadora, feminine plural trepadoras)

1. climber (person, plant)
2. critic

Spanish

Etymology

From trepar +‎ -dor.

Adjective

trepador (feminine trepadora, masculine plural trepadores, feminine plural trepadoras)

1. climbing

Noun

trepador m (plural trepadores, feminine trepadora, feminine plural trepadoras)

1. climber
2. social climber
3. careerist
4. male gold digger
5. nuthatch

   Synonym: sita

Derived terms

• trepador azul

 

Further reading

• “trepador”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10