leñador

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Latin lignātōrem; compare leña, leñar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /leɲaˈdoɾ/ [le.ɲaˈð̞oɾ]
• Rhymes: -oɾ
• Syllabification: le‧ña‧dor

Noun

leñador m (plural leñadores, feminine leñadora, feminine plural leñadoras)

1. lumberjack, logger, woodcutter (person whose work is to fell trees)

   Synonym: maderero

2. lumber seller (person who sells wood as building material)
3. firewood seller (person who sells wood as fuel)

Derived terms

• leñador furtivo

 

Related terms

• leña
• leñar

 

Further reading

• “leñador”, 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