vazador

Portuguese

Etymology

From vazar +‎ -dor.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /va.zaˈdoʁ/ [va.zaˈdoh]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /va.zaˈdoʁ/ [va.zaˈdoh]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /va.zaˈdoɾ/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /va.zaˈdoʁ/ [va.zaˈdoχ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /va.zaˈdoɻ/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /vɐ.zɐˈdoɾ/ [vɐ.zɐˈðoɾ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /vɐ.zɐˈdoɾ/ [vɐ.zɐˈðoɾ]
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /bɐ.zɐˈdoɾ/ [bɐ.zɐˈðoɾ]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /vɐ.zɐˈdo.ɾi/ [vɐ.zɐˈðo.ɾi]

• Rhymes: (Brazil) -oʁ, -o, (Portugal) -oɾ
• Hyphenation: va‧za‧dor

Noun

vazador m (plural vazadores, feminine vazadora, feminine plural vazadoras)

1. leak, leaker (person who discloses secret information)
2. leaker (anything that leaks)
3. bit (a device used to bore holes)

Related terms

• esvaziar

 

Further reading

• “vazador”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2024
• “vazador”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024