contador

Portuguese

Etymology

From contar +‎ -dor, possibly corresponding to Latin computātōrem, thus a doublet of computador, a borrowing.

Pronunciation
 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /kõ.taˈdoʁ/ [kõ.taˈdoh]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /kõ.taˈdoɾ/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /kõ.taˈdoʁ/ [kõ.taˈdoχ]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /kõ.taˈdoɻ/
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /kõ.tɐˈdoɾ/ [kõ.tɐˈðoɾ]

  • Hyphenation: con‧ta‧dor

Noun

contador m (plural contadores)

  1. counter (object used in counting)
    contador da água ― water counter

Noun

contador m (plural contadores, feminine contadora, feminine plural contadoras)

  1. counter (one who counts)
  2. (Brazil) accountant (someone who maintains financial matters for a person)
    Synonym: (Portugal) contabilista

Spanish

Etymology

From contar +‎ -dor, possibly corresponding to Latin computātor, computātōrem[1], thus a doublet of computador, a borrowing.

Noun

contador m (plural contadores)

  1. counter, meter, measurer
    Synonym: medidor
  2. (programming) counter

Descendants
  • → Cebuano: kontador
  • → Tagalog: kontador

Noun

contador m (plural contadores, feminine contadora, feminine plural contadoras)

  1. (accounting) accountant
    Synonym: contable
  2. counter (one who counts)

References
  1. https://dle.rae.es/contador

Further reading
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