povoador

Portuguese

Etymology

From povoar +‎ -dor.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /po.vo.aˈdoʁ/ [po.vo.aˈdoh]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /po.vo.aˈdoɾ/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /po.vo.aˈdoʁ/ [po.vo.aˈdoχ]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /po.vo.aˈdoɻ/
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /pu.vwɐˈdoɾ/ [pu.vwɐˈðoɾ]
    • (Northern Portugal) IPA(key): /pu.bwɐˈdoɾ/ [pu.βwɐˈðoɾ]
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /pu.vwɐˈdo.ɾi/ [pu.vwɐˈðo.ɾi]

  • Hyphenation: po‧vo‧a‧dor

Noun

povoador m (plural povoadores, feminine povoadora, feminine plural povoadoras)

  1. settler
  2. colonist
    Synonyms: colono, colonizador