davanter

Catalan

Etymology

From davant +‎ -er.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Central) [də.βənˈte]
  • IPA(key): (Balearic) [də.vənˈte]
  • IPA(key): (Valencia) [da.vanˈteɾ]
  • Audio (Central):(file)

Adjective

davanter (feminine davantera, masculine plural davanters, feminine plural davanteres)

  1. front, forward

Noun

davanter m (plural davanters, feminine davantera, feminine plural davanteres)

  1. (sports) forward
  2. a raftsman situated at the front of the raft
    • 1981, David Griñó i Garriga, Oficis que es perden:
      El rai era conduït per dos raiers; un, al davant, dit el davanter, que era el que conduïa i dirigia servint-se d'una alta verga i, al darrera, hi anava el cuer, a l'últim tram, que ajudava a maniobrar el davanter.
      The raft was steered by two raftsmen; one, at the front, called the davanter, who was the one who steered and guided it by means of a long pole and, at the rear, there came the cuer, on the last section, who helped the davanter to manoeuvre.

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