pegador

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Etymology

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From Spanish pegador, from pegar (to stick).

Noun

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pegador (plural pegadors)

  1. (zoology, dated) A species of remora (Echeneis naucrates).
    Synonym: live sharksucker

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Portuguese

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Pronunciation

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  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /pɨ.ɡɐˈdoɾ/ [pɨ.ɣɐˈðoɾ]
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /pɨ.ɡɐˈdo.ɾi/ [pɨ.ɣɐˈðo.ɾi]

  • Hyphenation: pe‧ga‧dor

Noun

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pegador m (plural pegadores, feminine pegadora, feminine plural pegadoras)

  1. catcher (someone who catches)
  2. it (person who chases others in the game of tag)
    • 2002, Flávia Teixeira de Moraes, “Didática e linguagem” (chapter 8), in Trabalhando com a educação infantil, Canoas: ULBRA, →ISBN, Corrida do elefante, page 148:
      Desenvolvimento: a um sinal, o “pegador” sai a pegar os demais com o braço livre. Quem é tocado transforma-se também em pegador, adotando a mesma posição. Será vencedor o último a ser preso.
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Noun

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pegador m (plural pegadores)

  1. tongs (tool used for picking things up without touching them)
  2. tag (game in which a child attempts to catch other children)
    Synonym: pega-pega
  3. remora (any of various elongated fish from the family Echeneidae)
    Synonym: rémora
  4. womanizer

Spanish

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /peɡaˈdoɾ/ [pe.ɣ̞aˈð̞oɾ]
  • Rhymes: -oɾ
  • Syllabification: pe‧ga‧dor

Noun

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pegador m (plural pegadores)

  1. fighter
    Synonyms: luchador, combatiente
  2. boxer
    Synonym: boxeador

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