contramestre

From contra- +‎ mestre.

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˌkɔn.tɾəˈmɛs.tɾə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ˌkon.tɾaˈmes.tɾe]

contramestre m (plural contramestres, feminine contramestra, feminine plural contramestres)

1. (nautical) boatswain, petty officer

   Synonym: nostramo

2. foreman, overseer

• “contramestre”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007

Contra- (“auxiliary”) +‎ mestre (“master”).

• IPA^(key): [kontɾaˈmɛstɾɪ]

contramestre m (plural contramestres, feminine contramestra, feminine plural contramestras)

1. (nautical) boatswain, petty officer who controls the work of other seamen
2. foreman, overseer

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “contramestre”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “contramestre”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “contramestre”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

From contra- (“auxiliary”) +‎ mestre (“master”).

contramestre m (plural contramestres, feminine contramestra, feminine plural contramestras)

1. overseer; supervisor (person with overseeing the work of a person or group)

   Synonym: supervisor

2. (nautical) petty officer who controls the work of other seamen
3. (nautical) substitute captain