jogador

Occitan

Etymology

jogar (“to play”) +‎ -dor

Noun

jogador m (plural jogadors)

  1. player (one who plays any game or sport)

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ʒo.ɡaˈdoʁ/ [ʒo.ɡaˈdoh]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /ʒo.ɡaˈdoɾ/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ʒo.ɡaˈdoʁ/ [ʒo.ɡaˈdoχ]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ʒo.ɡaˈdoɻ/
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ʒu.ɡɐˈdoɾ/ [ʒu.ɣɐˈðoɾ]
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /ʒu.ɡɐˈdo.ɾi/ [ʒu.ɣɐˈðo.ɾi]

  • Homophone: jugador (Portugal)
  • Hyphenation: jo‧ga‧dor

Etymology 1

From Old Galician-Portuguese jogador, from jogar +‎ -dor.

Noun

jogador m (plural jogadores, feminine jogadora, feminine plural jogadoras)

  1. player (one who plays any game)
    1. player, gamer (one who plays a videogame)
      Synonyms: gamer, videojogador
    2. player (one who plays a sport)
      Synonyms: desportista, esportista
  2. gambling addict
    Synonym: apostador
  3. (Brazil, colloquial, used in the vocative) A term of address for someone
    Synonyms: amigo, chefe, major, grande, capitão
Derived terms

Etymology 2

From jogar (“to throw; to hurl”) +‎ -dor, from Latin iaciō (“to throw; to hurl”).

Noun

jogador m (plural jogadores, feminine jogadora, feminine plural jogadoras)

  1. (Brazil) thrower (one who throws)
    Synonyms: arremessador, atirador, lançador
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