arrumador

Portuguese

Etymology

From arrumar (“arrange”) +‎ -dor.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.ʁu.maˈdoʁ/ [a.hu.maˈdoh]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.ʁu.maˈdoʁ/ [a.hu.maˈdoh]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /a.ʁu.maˈdoɾ/ [a.hu.maˈdoɾ]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /a.ʁu.maˈdoʁ/ [a.χu.maˈdoχ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.ʁu.maˈdoɻ/ [a.hu.maˈdoɻ]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ.ʁu.mɐˈdoɾ/ [ɐ.ʁu.mɐˈðoɾ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ.ʁu.mɐˈdoɾ/ [ɐ.ʁu.mɐˈðoɾ]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ.ʁu.mɐˈdo.ɾi/ [ɐ.ʁu.mɐˈðo.ɾi]

• Rhymes: (Brazil) -oʁ, -o, (Portugal) -oɾ

Noun

arrumador m (plural arrumadores)

1. arranger (one who arranges)
2. usher (a person who shows people to their seats)

   Synonym: lanterninha

3. car park attendant, valet (a person who helps drivers to find a parking space, often in exchange for money)

   Synonym: flanelinha

Further reading

• “arrumador”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2025
• “arrumador”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025